This is a guest post from Ellie Harmon, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Informatics at UC Irvine. Ellie thru-hiked the AT in 2008 and the PCT in 2013. In addition to Dirt: Biogeography of the Pacific Crest Trail, Ellie’s time on the Pacific Crest Trail was part ... Read more
New data shows 489,418 feet of elevation gain for the #PacificCrestTrail. This is the most accurate figure ever. http://t.co/gYnu1ahEhZ
— Pacific Crest Trail (@PCTAssociation) March 4, 2014
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Our interactive PCT map has been updated with the new 2014 Halfmile PCT data. Remember to click “Full Screen” and “Halfmile Waypoints” buttons on the left and switch the base layer to MyTopo in the drop down on the top right.
Explore water sources, campsites, and trail heads on our ... Read more
Halfmile’s Pacific Crest Trail maps and GPS data have been updated for the 2012 hiking season.
Theses maps are the most current and accurate PCT maps available. They are created using GPS data logged while hiking the trail in 2007 – 2011. No other PCT maps are based on such ... Read more
The PCT guidebook out of stock at Amazon
I noticed this morning that Amazon is out of stock on all three volumes of the Wilderness Press PCT guidebooks. If you order them today, it will take anywhere from 2 – 13 days before they ship. Could the apparently incorrect rumors... Read moreWilderness Press is not defunct, says author Jeffrey Schaffer. But he doubts the PCT guides can be updated http://pctn.us/a7ARZ6... Read more
Wilderness Press is “defunct” says PCT Guidebook author Schaffer in this post shared on the PCT-L http://bit.ly/bKxHHM... Read more
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