The venerable Pacific Crest Trail is getting a much-needed map update from the U.S. Forest Service to replace the series released two decades ago. Ten plastic-paper maps will show the 2,650-mile ...

THE U.S. Forest Service has released a new map of the Southern California portion of the Pacific Crest Trail -- the first of 10 that will cover the entire 2,650-mile route. The richly detailed ...

The Pacific Crest Trail, which runs from Mexico to Canada, passes along the east edge of the fire zone. Northbound hikers are being asked to leave the trail at Highway 74.

Pacific Crest Trail Maps and Guidebooks In recent years, the practice of carrying paper maps on the PCT has fallen out in favor of navigation apps, especially the Far Out Guide . Even if you do plan ...

This map is part of a series In March 2017, 25-year-old David O’Sullivan came from Ireland to Southern California, intending to hike the Pacific Crest Trail 2,650 miles to Washington. Two weeks ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The film "Wild," which opened Wednesday, tells the raw personal journey of Cheryl Strayed, who took off on a 1,000-plus-mile trek presumably to find herself.

Articles “Giving Trail History Its Due: The 1959 PCT Thru-Ride of Don and June Mulford,” Barney “Scout” Mann. Pacific Crest Trail Communicator, December 2009, Vol. 21, No. 5.

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is a well-traveled 2,650-mile trail from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. Along this trail are many day-hike or overnight backpacking possibilities. Here in ...