While The Appalachian Trail (AT) tends to get all the press, the U.S.’s other long distance hiking route covers even more distance. Many say it is more beautiful too. The Pacific Crest Trail ...

Thousands of people each year set off to hike from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail, popularized by Cheryl Strayed's book "Wild." But most won't make it. That's because hiking more ...

One of the world’s most iconic long-distance hiking trails for hiking enthusiasts is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It stretches 2,650 miles from the Mexican border in California to the Canadian ...

Find out what it takes to hike the 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail as far as logistics, strategy, and gear. 743K ; 204K ; 62K ; 108K ; Search for: Search for ... There are essentially three categories ...

The Pacific Crest Trail isn’t the exclusive province of through-hikers, the hard-core long-distance hikers attempting to cover every step of the 2,650-some miles from Mexico to Canada (or vice ...

There are angels on the Pacific Crest Trail. No, seriously. It’s not the high elevation talking. For avid hikers and backpackers, the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest is the holy grail of trails. It ...

At the time, I thought I was a genius. I was about 250 miles into the Pacific Crest Trail, still a relative novice. It was lunchtime, and as I looked through my food bag, I saw the usual suspects ...

Within the world of the Pacific Crest Trail there's an incredible subculture of athletes who are super-strong and can hike 35 miles per day and not injure themselves.

Spanning about 2,650 miles through California, Oregon and Washington, the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail runs from the Mexico border to Canada, starting near Campo, California, and ending ...

At 2,654 miles, the Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT as it's more commonly known in the hiking community, is considered the longest designated hiking trail in the world. Stretching from Campo, CA, near ...

Three hikers became stranded on the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon after a frigid rainstorm swept through the area, officials said.. The group was almost 6 miles into their Aug. 17 hike when it ...

Consider walking part of the mountainous Pacific Crest Trail all the way from the Mexican border to California’s Yosemite Valley. Then, imagine doing it with your 1-year-old daughter on your back.