Pacific Crest Trail Sections

Each 3 ounce map booklet covers a 240 260 mile section of trail with two page map spreads showing a 10 mile wide corridor along with elevation profiles.

Pacific crest trail sections. Oregon is known for its. The average length of each section is 91 miles. 18 sections in california 7 in oregon and 5 in washington.

Our friend kelly weintraub eowynhikes breaks down her personal favorite sections hikes and places from her pct thru hike. 17 2pm all national forests and blm lands in oregon along the pct have been closed due to extreme wildfire activity and or threat. The trail also passes through historic mining sites and evidence of human s endless quest for the pct has five distinct sections each having unique natural resources.

The pacific crest trail through the famed sierra nevada is one of the premier trail experiences in the world. It reveals the beauty of the desert unfolds the glaciated expanses of the sierra nevada travels deep forests and provides commanding vistas of volcanic peaks in the cascade range. 10 favorite pacific crest trail section hikes and places.

The cascade mountains in oregon are the shortest and easiest section of the pct to hike. I thru hiked the pacific crest trail in 2017 starting northbound from campo on may 8. They sport a 1 75 000 scale 1 inch 1 2 miles.

It is a national scenic trail. This section starts at the southern terminus of the pct at the outlying town of campo california near the. Thousands of hikers and equestrians climate geology flora and fauna.

You might find other sources reporting numbers that are slightly lower or higher than 2 650 miles and there are two reasons for that discrepancy. These maps are the evolution of the famed halfmile maps. The pacific crest trail is closed in oregon.