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Best Section Hikes Of The PCT: Washington

Best Section Hikes Of The PCT: Washington

This is the last part of a five-part series. For an explanation on why this series is happening, check out Part 1. After Northern California and Oregon, both of which are found generally disappointing or unappealing by large swaths of which PCT hikers, we reach a contender for “favorite section of the PCT”: Washington (more specifically, the North Cascades). Although not as high as California’s…

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Best Section Hikes Of The PCT: Oregon

Best Section Hikes Of The PCT: Oregon

This is Part 4 of a five-part series. For an explanation on why this series is happening, check out Part 1. After 1,689.2 mi / 2,718.5 km, the Pacific Crest Trail finally enters its second state: Oregon (if you’re hiking northbound, that is). Considered by many to be “the easiest section of the Pacific Crest Trail”, crossing the Oregon border from California represents more than just the point in…

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Best Section Hikes Of The PCT: NorCal

Best Section Hikes Of The PCT: NorCal

This is Part 3 of a five-part series. For an explanation on why this series is happening, check out Part 1. Following up the Sierra is no easy task, and unfortunately for the Northern California section of the Pacific Crest Trail, that’s exactly what it has to do. Although the trail passes through the Bucks Lake, Castle Crags, Trinity Alps, Marble Mountain, and Russian Wilderness areas,…

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Best Section Hikes Of The PCT: The Sierra

Best Section Hikes Of The PCT: The Sierra

This is Part 2 of a five part series. For an explanation on why this series is happening, check out Part 1. The Sierra are widely regarded as the “best” section of the Pacific Crest Trail (although Washington is usually a very close second). Honestly, if you’re looking to hike only a small portion of the PCT, then practically any section of the Sierra would make an incredible section hike (except…

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Best Section Hikes Of The PCT: The Desert

Best Section Hikes Of The PCT: The Desert

Hiking from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail? Wow! That sounds awesome. Yeah, except I don’t have five months of life to spend being homeless in the woods. A lot of you have written in to ask something to the extent of, “I have *insert amount of time*, what section of the PCT should I hike!?” This is not an easy question to answer as it really depends on who you are, what you’re…

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