Want to do some planning for your inevitable pacific crest trail thruhike but dont. Dec 10, 2014 following the publication of my book on my pacific crest trail hike, rattlesnakes and bald eagles, ive been asked about the trail and what its like. Rybacks 1971 book the high adventure of eric ryback. Schaffer, ben schifrin, thomas winnett, the late ruby jenkins, andy selters, the staff of wilderness press, and all the others who worked on the pacific crest trail series through the years for winning the 2008 national outdoor book award in the classic category. Whats consistently the most valuable resource for people hiking the pct. The pct spans 2,650 miles from the usmexican border to the uscanadian border. A bit of that magic is captured in each of the pacific crest trail books that have been published over the decades. This website is a snarky, rather judgemental reflection of my eyeopening experience on the pct. All revenue from the raffle ticket sales go to the nonprofit organizations. From campo by the border of mexico until manning park, canada runs one of the most popular long distance hikes in the world. For almost 2700 miles the pct travels from mexico to canada. I think the best planning is trying out your gear and testing it against real miles and days on the trail.
The full film is out now, and its completely free to watch. Of course the way to find out is to read my book but in the meantime heres a piece i wrote for the great outdoors a few years ago with some photos taken on my walk. This interactive map is the next best thing to hiking the 2,650mile pacific crest trail. About 18 miles of the trail passes through the south unit of north cascades national park. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to canada the essential, cuttothechase handbook to the pacific crest trail, based on the comprehensive wilderness press guidebooks to the pct, has been completely updated for this 5th edition. Pacific crest trail data book, distances, elevation profiles, climate, resupply and more. Pacific crest trail data book mountain n air books. This is the 6th edition of the national outdoor book award winner pacific crest trail. Within forty minutes, the voice inside my head was screaming, what have i gotten myself into.
If you want barebones information about the 2,650mile pacific crest trail without all the long, detailed descriptions, the pacific crest trail data book is exactly what youre looking for. Trail data vetted by the pcta and federal agencies. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to canada fifth by benedict go isbn. December, for instance, probably deserves that title. Pcta store is temporarily offline pacific crest trail. A way to get an overview of this wonderful trail without being bogged down with lots of info.
Is there anywhere to see the answers to when did you leave kennedy meadows. National geographic partners with the pcta on new map. The national geographic team worked closely with the pcta and federal agency partners to ensure the greatest possible accuracy for the new maps. This is why i have devoted countless hours to filling halfway anywheres pct page with all the information i can manage. I tried to ignore it, to hum as i hiked, though humming proved too difficult to do while also panting and moaning in agony and trying to remain hunched in that remotely upright position while also propelling myself forward when i felt like a building with legs. Pacific crest trail data book section a mexican border to warner. The desert, the sierra, norcal, oregon, and washington. I saw this trailer a few weeks ago, and immediately watched it three times in a row. Articles all posts advice at bloggers cdt bloggers featured gear inspiration news pct bloggers podcasts thruhiking culture. These handy new map booklets are the result of a collaboration between halfmile and national geographic.
The pacific crest trail north cascades national park u. This feature class captures the pacific crest national scenic trail pct from start to finish. Data book pacific crest trail, appalachian trail, continental divide trail, colorado trail and more. After months of meticulous research, weighing my bag, editing, and weighing it again, i still managed to pack a ton of stuff that i didnt need. Previously, i reported my pct statistics in five different progress reports. I have a bit more data on this that will be posted in the gear guide. Apr 15, 2011 this file should be extracted and placed on the storage card under bcnav data. Following the publication of my book on my pacific crest trail hike, rattlesnakes and bald eagles, ive been asked about the trail and what its like. Mar 30, 2015 pacific crest trail hikers face many dangers from the environment, including hazardous river crossings. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pacific crest trail data book.
An exhaustive collection of 3, 946 locations along the 2, 650 mile pacific crest trail. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to canada the essential, cuttothechase handbook to the pacific crest trail, based on the comprehensive wilderness press guidebooks to. Pacific crest trail page 2 whiteblaze appalachian trail. The essential, cuttothechase handbook to the pacifi.
There is just something about the pct that catches you. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. The national geographic maps series of 11 pacific crest trail map booklets are convenient, detailed, uptodate and designed for use on the trail. A psychological and emotional guide to successfully. Generally there is a trail right across the country and the only places you are likely to get lost are at trail junctions, or in bad weather.
Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to canada ebook written by benedict go. The pacific crest trail complete data book is an exhaustive collection of 3,946 locations found along the 2,650 mile pacific crest trail with water sources, trail junctions, camp sites and lots more. Pacific crest trail gps tracks for garmin inreach julian. The original proposal was to link the john muir trail, the tahoeyosemite trail both in california, the skyline trail in oregon and the cascade crest trail in washington. It traverses through multiple landownerships across three western states.
Packed with trailtested features, its useful both on and off the trail for preplanning your trip as well as setting daily onthetrail mileage. I hiked the pacific crest trail in 2017 under the trail name beta. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to. Past or present, here is a selection of musthave holiday gifts for the pacific crest trail thruhiker or section hiker in your family. Also, the what percentage of the time did you camp alone. With over 200 maps, this comprehensive guide provides indepth coverage of the pacific crest trail pct from the mexican border to tuolumne meadows in yosemite national park.
Pacific crest trail if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. As always, i welcome this transition, but each time i do so with a small dose of seemingly incurable apprehension. Preparation is crucial, but equally important is using your eyes and ears to observe how conditions on the trail are changing from minute to minute around you. Android as a gps on the pacific crest trail backcountry. A place for those of us who arent on the trail to offer our help and support to those on the trail and a. They represent immense passion and dedication toward this. Pacific crest trail data book 5th edition the essential, cuttothechase handbook to the pacific crest trail, based on the comprehensive wilderness press. Jun 24, 2015 this video shows mac, from hiking the entirety of a pacific crest trail thruhike from the usmexico border to the uscanada border across 2,660 mi 4,200 km. Day by day on the pacific crest trail written while hiking the pct simon willis reveals what it smells, tastes and above all feels like to walk from mexico to canada.
Trail notes are optimized for booklet printing and formatted without extra white space around the borders. I intend to use the device mainly as safety precaution. Pacific crest trail map pdf jesse fletcher creative. We aim to be your number one resource for getting your gear, food, and resupply points in order so you can hit the trail.
Mar 14, 2020 as always, i welcome this transition, but each time i do so with a small dose of seemingly incurable apprehension. Pacific crest trail hiker gift guide section hikers. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to canada by benedict go 20050115 benedict go on. I thruhiked the pacific crest trail in 2016 and am currently planning my next adventure. Pacific crest trail data book section a mexican border to. This is a single database that contains all of halfmiles waypoints and trail tracks for the entire length of the pacific crest trail. With the new 5th edition pacific crest trail pocket atlas you can carry a complete set of topographic maps and trail data in your pocket.
Clarke as a trail running from mexico to canada along the crest of the mountains in california, oregon, and washington. It strikes me as being the most scenic of the trails. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the. Intuitively, we know that only a small percentage of people using the trail take months off from work or school to travel along its entire length. Home appalachian trail at continental divide trail cdt pacific crest trail pct. Jun 16, 2017 the pacific crest trail is super dangerous this year californias banner snowfall plus a record number of hikers have kept local search and rescue teams very, very busy. An exhaustive collection of 3, 946 locations along the 2, 650 mile pacific crest trail parks, k scott on. The annual pacific crest trail thruhiker survey 2017. The new pct map series comprises 11 booklet style maps printed on waterproof paper. Id love to share the adventure with another person, rather than hiking it alone. The best pacific crest trail resources halfway anywhere. I love statistics, and hiking the pacific crest trail has provided me with plenty of data to sift through.
Pacific crest trail hikers face many dangers from the environment, including hazardous river crossings. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and. April is the worst time to start the pacific crest trail. Trail notes can be printed in compact booklet format using acrobat reader 4 pages per sheet of paper. Pct visitor use statistics pacific crest trail association. Pacific crest trail pocket atlas pacific crest trail. Based on data from the three comprehensive wilderness press guidebooks to the pct, this book is filled with convenient, easytoread, ataglance tables. The life peripatetic is a blog about exploring the world on foot, one step at a time. This video shows mac, from hiking the entirety of a pacific crest trail thruhike from the usmexico border to the uscanada border across 2,660 mi.
Halfmiles extensive notes about pacific crest trail in handy. Pacific crest trail blogs, advice, news, resources, and. We wanted to catalog all of the pacific crest trail books ever written because theyre worth it. I thruhiked the pacific crest trail in 2017, starting on march 26th. Pacific crest trail gps tracks for garmin inreach 1 minute read for my upcoming pct through hike attempt, i bought a garmin inreach explorer gps and satellite messenger.
Its also why i began conducting my annual pacific crest trail thruhiker. The pacific crest trail pct travels from mexico to canada through california, oregon, and washington and is open to hikers and stock groups. The pacific crest trail pct is the appalachian trails more isolated, lonelier western counterpart. The pacific crest trail is super dangerous this year californias banner snowfall plus a record number of hikers have kept local search and rescue teams very, very busy. The complete data book has far more locations than any other data source and completely covers california, oregon and washington.
Pacific crest trail data book, 5th edition wilderness press. About pacific crest trail authors kudos to jeffrey p. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. The pacific crest trail or pct covers 2,659 miles and runs along the sierra nevada and cascade mountain ranges, crossing california, oregon and washington. The pacific crest trail, officially designated as the pacific crest national scenic trail pct is a. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to canada go, benedict on. Covered in high quality outdoor vinyl lettering, these frames are designed to last a. There will be a lot of great products to win, ranging from tents to backpacks to clothing and its a fun activity for everyone to be a part of. I just did a thruhike of the long trail and didnt plan too much. The pacific crest national scenic trail, known for its wild character and remote location and iconic landscapes, becomes more popular every year. Were here to help pct thruhikers and section hikers through the lengthy planning process. Pacific crest trail data book section a mexican border.
I looked up resupply options against how far i wanted to go every day but honestly, you never know what your pace will be till youre out there. The pacific crest trail association and the american long distance hiking associationwest. This file should be extracted and placed on the storage card under bcnav data. These high quality plastic license plate frames are handmade for your order. Feel free to learn from my mistakes with this fairly exhaustive list of what i should have left behind. We serve as the blogging home to more than 150 at thruhikers, as well as a hub of resources and advice. When you set out on the trail, you are putting yourself at the mercy of mother nature. Join us in thanking these generous businesses for their support of the pacific crest trail. Of course the way to find out is to read my book but in the meantime heres a piece i wrote for the great outdoors a few years ago. The pacific crest trail siberian outpost in the high sierra. A first for national geographic trail maps is incorporating information about campsites along the pct. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to canada 6 by go, benedict isbn.
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