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The Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates for the trailheads and key landmarks are shown on the maps. Although the PCT is generally marked well enough that a GPS receiver is overkill in normal situations, satellite navigation may help you drive to the trailhead or find your way back in a whiteout.

ELEVATION PROFILES

Each trip also contains a detailed elevation profile to help you visualize how the trail rises and falls.

COMMERCIAL TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS

For all but the easiest hikes, it is prudent to know more about the surroundings than a map on one page of this book can show. Hikers have a variety of options to purchase commercial topographic maps with different coverage, detail, and pricing.

South Sierra Wilderness boundary (ssss1)

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has produced a colorful PCT map set. Volume 1 covers the Mexican border to Big Bear Lake (ssss1 and ssss1 of this book). Volume 2 covers Big Bear to Tehachapi (ssss1 and ssss1). Volume 3 covers the Sierra Nevada (ssss1). These maps can be found at outdoor equipment stores or at www.pcta.org.