PCTA launches new interactive map for the Pacific Crest Trail

You now have a great new resource: we’re thrilled to announce the launch of a new interactive map of the Pacific Crest Trail. We think it’ll soon be your go-to tool for exploring the trail.
Turning on and off the various map layers paints a picture of some of the ... Read more
Scout and Frodo’s “Dinner Talk” for the PCT Class of 2021

For many years, Scout and Frodo, famed trail angels in San Diego, have hosted thousands of PCT hikers at their home and—with the help of so many others—driven them to the Southern Terminus for the start of their adventures. Covid-19 changed everything, making it unsafe to gather with hikers as ... Read more
Journeys North – a new book about the Pacific Crest Trail by Barney Scout Mann

In Journeys North, trail angel, thru-hiker, and outdoor advocate Barney Scout Mann spins a compelling tale of six hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2007 as they walk from Mexico to Canada. This ensemble story unfolds as these half-dozen hikers—including Barney and his wife, Sandy—tread north, forming relationships ... Read more
Watch PCTA’s 2020 trail information webinar

Thanks to all of you who tuned in live for our Class of 2020 trail information webinar! It aired Monday, February 24.
This free webinar was aimed at PCT long-distance permit holders, but all were welcome. Whether you’re on a horse, doing a day hike, live in a trail town, ... Read more
Join PCTA’s trail information webinar on February 24

You’re invited to our Class of 2020 trail information webinar this Monday, February 24 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
The free webinar is aimed at PCT long-distance permit holders, but all are welcome. Whether you’re on a horse, doing a day hike, live in a trail ... Read more
A little slice of magic at the Carson Pass Information Station

High in the Tahoe Sierra, at the summit of Carson Pass, a community of about 60 volunteers has committed to something special. Scheduled in shifts and working for the love of it, they drive to the pass every morning. It’s a popular Pacific Crest Trail trailhead. Tens of thousands of ... Read more
An interview with a Pacific Crest Trail “super volunteer”

What’s it like to live a life devoted to the Pacific Crest Trail? Portland’s television station KGW8 just aired this profile about Roberta Cobb and all that she gives to the Pacific Crest Trail.
Roberta, who served as chair of the PCTA’s Mount Hood Chapter between 2012 to 2018, has ... Read more
SNOW TO SAND film chronicles winter thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail

Have you ever spent a really cold night in the backcountry? Imagine traveling over 130 days on the Pacific Crest Trail through the winter. What a crazy idea.
A new feature-length movie named SNOW TO SAND captures Shawn “Pepper” Forry and Justin “Trauma” Lichter on their historic winter PCT expedition. ... Read more

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