Thru-hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail will no longer be able to cross the border into Canada at the end of their hike according to a policy change that went into effect yesterday. Previously ...

A survey of thru-hikers on America’s famous Pacific Crest Trail reveals that the cost to complete the 2,650-mile route has more than doubled in less than a decade. Thru-hikers, who spend an ...

The trail ends at Manning Park along the American-Canadian border. Hiking the PCT as a “thru-hiker” typically takes four to six months. Since the weather can be unpredictable, most hikers ...

The general nature of this study entitled "Investigation of motivation and outcome expectations among section and thru hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail" conducted by Brennan M. Harris and Alexia ...

The great majority of thru-hikers — those traveling the full ... in San Diego County. The Pacific Crest Trail Association said 700 people reported completing the trail last year.

I hiked the majority of the John Muir Trail myself in 2014, as part of my hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. Even with 700 miles of thru-hiking already under my belt, and a planned 20 percent reduction ...

But after missing out on about 300 miles of the trail because of wildfires, Frith was not content to leave his thru-hiking days behind. “When I accomplished the PCT, I didn’t feel like I did ...