The thought of planning a PCT hike ranging from 2 weeks to 6 months can be daunting. How fast do I need to travel to reach the next supply? If I only hike 2 miles an hour how many days will it take? How much food do I need to carry? Just how far was that re-supply? Multiply that by the 20 plus weeks of an average thru-hike. You'll windup with a headache. Fortunately, Craig Giffen and Jack Yates can come to the rescue.

PCT Planning Program
With Craig Giffen's online PCT Planning Program you can quickly plot out an infinite number of scenarios. Plug in your starting and ending destinations and a bit about your hiking style. Sit back and let it calculate the number of days. It even adjusts automatically for changes in elevation.

New & Improved HIKEPLAN:
Free for PCTA members. Send Jack Yates your PCT start and end points, resupply locations, desired minimum and average daily duration (hours) or length (miles), hiking rate (miles per hour) on level terrain (average is about 2.0), and hiking rate (feet per hour) when climbing (average is about 750), and he'll send you a HIKEPLAN. Plans include mile-per-day itineraries, landmarks/waypoints, brief directions to off-trail facilities (such as campsites, water sources, and resupply), relevant guidebook page numbers, and more. To order your PCT HIKEPLAN, or to learn more about this service, e-mail Jack Yates (put HIKEPLAN in subject line); or send snail mail to 1120 Calle de los Amigos, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

View sample HIKEPLAN