The Pacific Crest Trail, also known as the PCT, is America's second-longest trail, stretching from Mexico to Canada through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Adventurous hikers looking ...

As Backpacker's 2023 Pacific Crest Trail correspondent, David Gleisner is reporting on this year's PCT season as he completed a thru-hike of his own. My first night on the Pacific Crest Trail, I ...

If you’ve ever thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail—or even thought about it—chances are you’ve heard of Halfway Anywhere’s annual survey. If you haven’t, here’s a rundown: Ever since 2013, Halfway ...

After less than 30 days, Morgan Brosnihan believed her attempt to hike the Pacific Crest Trail was over. In mid-April of 2019, Brosnihan set out from the Mexican border, heading north across Southern ...

On a 2,650-mile journey, what does a hiker eat? Ramen bombs. Sour Patch Kids. Tortillas stuffed with Lucky Charms. As hundreds of thru-hikers made their way through the Pacific Crest Trail’s ...

I did a little less than 200 miles on the Continental Divide Trail recently (photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/meta474/sets/72157602063458679/), a desire awoken in ...

Each summer, my hometown of Ashland, Oregon, fills with Pacific Crest Trail hikers coming in from the Siskiyous to restock, take a zero day, and do laundry. By the time they reach Ashland, northbound ...