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If these people can hike the PCT, so can you.

Brian Johnson

Early morning view of Mount Thielsen from Crater Lake Rim (Section 70)

INTRODUCTION

The 2650-mile PCT starts in California at the Mexican border, about 50 miles east of San Diego, and passes through California, Oregon and Washington to reach the Canadian border about 100 miles east of Vancouver, British Columbia.

It is a well-engineered and, for the most part, well-maintained trail. The trail itself is easy to hike: it is well-graded and never steep, as it is designed for horseriders as well as hikers. The PCT is for the exclusive use of hikers and riders and only a few miles, on paved or dirt roads, are shared with other users.

Europeans, accustomed to long distance paths designed to pass through towns and mountain villages with easy access to shops, hotels and commercial campsites, should realise that there is a completely different philosophy to such trails in the US. The PCT is very much a wilderness trail that only occasionally touches civilisation. Wilderness camping is an integral part of hiking the PCT.