Hikers from around the world come to San Diego County each spring to walk the Pacific Crest Trail, one of the longest thru-hikes in the U.S. Here’s what San Diego readers should know about the trail ...

The Pacific Crest Trail, also known as the PCT, is America's second-longest trail, stretching from Mexico to Canada through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Adventurous hikers looking ...

Each spring, the small mountain hamlet of Idyllwild sees an influx of Pacific Crest Trail hikers who make a stop in town, which is located near the 179th mile of the 2,650-mile trek. The trail ...

One of the world’s most iconic long-distance hiking trails for hiking enthusiasts is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It stretches 2,650 miles from the Mexican border in California to the Canadian ...

Hikers attempt to set a "fastest known time" on the famous Pacific Crest Trail almost every year. An Australian ultrarunner ...

Each spring, the small mountain hamlet of Idyllwild in California sees an influx of Pacific Crest Trail hikers who make a stop in town, which is located near the 179th mile of the 2,650-mile trek. The ...

At 2,654 miles, the Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT as it's more commonly known in the hiking community, is considered the longest designated hiking trail in the world. Stretching from Campo, CA, near the ...

As one of the most iconic thru-hikes in the world, the Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT, welcomes hundreds of hikers each season. Stretching 2,650 miles from the California border with Mexico all the way ...

Screenwriter Nonny Okwelogu struggles to find diplomatic words to describe the scent of people who have spent months backpacking the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. The body odor is “robust, ...

Tommy Slabaugh and a group of fellow northbound Pacific Crest Trail hikers set up camp for the night on May 9 near Apache Peak, located near mile 169 of the 2,650-mile trek in the San Jacinto ...

An avid outdoorsman, Rees Hughes had backpacked in Australia, New Zealand and across Asia earlier in his life. Then in 1979, after moving from Kansas to Seattle, he read Eric Ryback’s memoir, “The ...

BARING — In his 28 years of life, Casey Myers had never been in trouble like this. In 2004, he was 2,464 miles into the Pacific Crest Trail. Mice had eaten most of his food. And through torrential ...