From western boarder of Colorado to Glenwood Springs Colorado:

1. ​There are some private property issues between MayBell and Meeker Colorado.

From Glenwood Springs to Salida Colorado:

1. ​This route generally goes, there are a a few brushy sections and I am sure the choice of route could improve the experience.

From Salida Colorado to New Mexico:

1. This section is awesome especially the Rainbow Trail.  South of the Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a lot of road walking due to the old Spanish land grant process making the obvious lower Sangre De Cristo range generally private property.  I actually enjoyed road walking here for some strange reason.
2. Note, when the trail jumps on the west side of the Sangre De Cristo Range north of the sand dunes there are awesome hot springs but it is also a nudist camp which I found quite fun to join people in their birthday suits!