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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.

Watch: Meet the Wander Women, modern day nomads hiking the Pacific Crest Trail Meet the Wander Women, Kristy Burns, Annette Demel and Lynn Edmiston as they set out on the Pacific Crest Trail to ...

Each spring, the small mountain hamlet of Idyllwild in California sees an influx of Pacific Crest Trail hikers who make a stop in town, which is located near the 179th mile of the 2,650-mile trek. The ...

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What really happens to you when you spend months trekking the Pacific Crest Trail? Getting tired and filthy is just the start of it. We talked to dozens of PCT thru-hikers during their resupply in ...

As one of the most iconic thru-hikes in the world, the Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT, welcomes hundreds of hikers each season. Stretching 2,650 miles from the California border with Mexico all the way ...

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 ...