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PCT Trail Closure Reduced near Northern Terminus
The Pacific Crest Trail fire closure near the Northern Terminus has been reduced to 17.5 miles, from near the Slate Peak Lookout (mile 2,623.6) to near Woody Pass (mile 2,641)...
The City of Mount Shasta Becomes PCT’s First Designated Trail Town
The Pacific Crest Trail Association and the city of Mount Shasta are throwing a big ol' party. The two announced their inaugural Trail Town Celebration to be held Saturday, July...
Land Protection Successes Keep the PCT Wild
Stevens Pass The Pacific Crest Trail Association recently sold 402 acres at Stevens Pass, Washingtona gateway to some of the most incredible wilderness in the North Cascadesto the US Forest
PCT Hikers Rescued From Snowpocalypse
When an unexpected turn in the weather brought white out conditions on the PCT, hikers Flip and Rook dug through two feet of snow and waited out the storm.
2018 PCT Permit Registration Opens November 1st
For the 2018 season 35 permits will become available at 10:30AM PT on November 1st, 2017 with the remaining 15 permits becoming available at 10:30AM PT on January 17, 2017.
This Land is Your Land… And Yours, And Yours, And Yours
Unless youve been hiding under Mahoosuc Notch for the past year and a half, you might have noticed that Americans arent exactly getting along these days. From Facebook browsing to...
Karel Sabbe Claims New Supported PCT Speed Record
On August 13th, Belgian UltraRunner, Karel Sabbe, claimed the new supported speed record when he stepped foot on the cement monument at the Northern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail. 27...
Carly Moree Aims to Set New Pacific Crest Trail Speed Record
You read that correctly. Our very own Carly "Papi" Moree, co-author of Pacific Crest Trials, is attempting a self-supported thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in just 59 days. Moree will be
Fire Between Walker Pass And Kennedy Meadows
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. - UPDATE: 250 firefighters burning the Chimney Fire, with zero-percent containment. A brush fire burning in a remote part of Tulare County is visible in parts of...
The Pacific Crest Trail Dilemma: Increasing Crowds, Droughts, and Water Caches
Its nearly Spring, which brings, in addition to longer days and flowers, a whole new crop of thru-hikers hoping to log miles and take names - trail names that is. ...