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The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), officially designated as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, which lie 100 to 150 miles (160 to 240 km) east of the U.S. Pacific coast.
A thru-hike is defined as completing a long trail in a single trip. She hiked all three trails as continuous northbound hikes in one hiking season each. [8] Along with her father Eric Gjonnes, she hiked The Pacific Crest Trail in 2011, the Appalachian Trail in 2012, and the entire 3,100 mile official route of the Continental Divide Trail in 2013.
The PCT was established as a national scenic trail by the National Trails Systems Act of 1968. In 1971, the Pacific Crest Trail Club was founded, and in 1977 the Pacific Crest Trail Conference was incorporated. The two groups merged in 1987, and in 1992, the name was changed to the Pacific Crest Trail Association.
Wildfires are increasingly hitting the Pacific Crest Trail, which runs the length of the West Coast. ... Between 6,000 and 8,000 people seek long-distance hiking permits from the trail association ...
The trail is common with the Pacific Crest Trail from Three Points to Vincent Gap and passes over Mount Baden-Powell. Spokane River Centennial Trail: 37 60 Washington: Sontag Park in Nine Mile Falls, Washington: Washington / Idaho state line: Paved trail along the Spokane River connects to the North Idaho Centennial Trail for further 23 miles.
Great Baikal Trail is a series of trails in Russia projected to be finished in 2014. National Blue Trail in Hungary is 1,168 km (725 mi) long. Trans-Panama Trail in Panama is 1,100 km (680 mi) long. South West Coast Path in the United Kingdom is around 1,000 km (620 mi). Bibbulmun Track in Australia is around 1,000 km (620 mi).
The Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,650 mile (4,240 km) long National Scenic Trail, crosses Highway 108 at Sonora Pass. [6] Adjacent to the Pass is a picnic/parking area, which serves as a day-use rest stop or a trailhead for hikes to nearby Sonora Peak, Wolf Creek Lake, and other spots north or south along the Pacific Crest Trail.
The trail was then about 400 miles (640 km) long and had been extensively relocated to more closely follow the backbone of the mountains, thereby affording hikers and equestrians more scenic views. [9] [10] In 1968 the Pacific Crest Trail System was designated as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail or Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).