Thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail takes months, but you can see some of its highlights in just a long weekend. The PCT follows a ridge above Oriflamme Canyon, a stargazer's destination due to ...

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 ...

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

Welch recently published a book about his experience, “ Seven Summers (and a few Bummers): My Adventures on the 2,650-mile 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 ...

The Pacific Crest Trail Association issues up to 8,000 long-distance permits per year. So, while the survey is far from comprehensive, it's nevertheless a decent sample size. Let's take a look.

The total number of permits, which also includes the less-popular southbound route or permits to hike just a section of the trail, was 7,852 in 2022, up from 1,879 in 2013.

SEATTLE — The Pacific Crest Trail is a 2,650-mile trek from the Canadian border down to the California-Mexico border. "The PCT has roughly 500,000 feet of climbing, which is roughly climbing Mt ...

SEATTLE — The Pacific Crest Trail is a 2,650-mile trek from the Canadian border down to the California-Mexico border. "The PCT has roughly 500,000 feet of climbing, which is roughly climbing Mt ...

A total of 4,125 northbound thru-hike permits were issued for the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022, up from 988 in 2013, according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association.

When northbound Pacific Crest Trail hikers emerge from Crowder Canyon in the Cajon Pass, they’ve already traveled 342 miles from the starting point at the U.S./Mexico border, and they’ve ...