Quick Facts The Pacific Crest Trail spans three states: California, Oregon, and Washington. When starting southbound in California, the trail begins at Campo, California, near the Mexican border.

The Paradise Valley Cafe junction is at mile 151.9 of the trail, which then climbs to 9,068 feet elevation by mile 181.3.

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) does not allow bicycles of any kind, and many stretches are technically wilderness because the Wilderness Act of 1964 explicitly forbids these vehicles from entering.

All good things come to an end—even a 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike. Laura Lancaster Final Thoughts on the Pacific Crest Trail For many people, hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is the ...

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

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 ...

The elevation here is a huge deal, with the highest point being 14,270 feet above sea level. This trail takes you through five states: New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, across ...

The responsibility for keeping it that way falls in part to the Pacific Crest Trail Association’s White Pass Chapter, one of the youngest of 16 chapters along the famous 2,650-mile trail from ...

A hiker was rescued from the Pacific Crest Trail after he became too dehydrated to continue. Screengrab from CHP - Valley Division Air Operations A hiker was stuck on a 2,650-mile trail and couldn ...