A survey of PCT thru-hikers found a big leap in costs in recent years. Surveys of the Appalachian and Continental Divide ...

The Pacific Crest Trail in the William O. Douglas Wilderness near Chinook Pass in September 2024. Some people fear proposed federal funding cuts could limit access to some trails in Washington ...

Wildfires are increasingly hitting the Pacific Crest Trail, which runs the length of the West Coast. This year, 26 fires have burned along the trail, leading 16 parts to close.

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 ...

Lauren Lamberts, of Belgium, crosses water flowing over a section of the Pacific Crest Trail washed away by storms while trail repairs have been disrupted by federal cuts Thursday, April 3, 2025 ...

Loved coming back to the Pacific Crest Trail… had hiked this section in 2018 and seeing what was the same, what I remembered, what was different. Also, one of the days I hiked a 40-mile day ...

For the Pacific Crest Trail Association, the decision is “a disappointing development,” said Haskel, who hiked the PCT northbound in 2006.

Pacific Crest Trail hikers will no longer be able to cross the Canadian border into British Columbia to complete the final portion of their hike. The Canadian Border Services Agency announced this ...

SEATTLE — Hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail will now have to take a detour on their way to Canada. The change goes into effect on Friday. The Canada Border Services Agency announced that hikers ...