Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
Trail
2,690.8 mile
4,330.4 kilometer
point to point
Difficult
Elevation
Ascent:
429,551'
130,927 m
Descent: -428,573' -130,629 m
High: 13,133' 4,003 m
Low: 103' 31 m
Grade
Avg Grade: 5% (3°)
Max Grade: 42% (23°)
Dogs
Unknown
Weather
Current trail conditions
Unknown
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Hike Sections
- PCT: Campo to Warner Springs
- PCT: Warner Springs to Highway 10 (Cabazon)
- PCT: Highway 10 to Highway 15 (Cajon Pass)
- PCT: Highway 15 to Agua Dulce
- PCT: Agua Dulce to Tehachapi Pass
- PCT: Tehachapi Pass to Walker Pass
- PCT: Walker Pass to Crabtree Meadow (near Mt Whitney)
- PCT: Crabtree Meadow to Tuolumne Meadow (Yosemite)
- PCT: Tuolumne Meadow to Sonora Pass
- PCT: Sonora Pass to Echo Lake
- PCT: Echo Lake to Highway 80 (Donner Summit)
- PCT: Highway 80 to Highway 49 (near Sierra City)
- PCT: Highway 49 to Belden
- PCT: Belden to Burney Falls State Park
- PCT: Burney Falls State Park to Highway 5 (near Castle Crag)
- PCT: Highway 5 to Etna Summit
- PCT: Etna Summit to Seiad Valley
- PCT: Seiad Valley to Highway 5 (near Ashland, OR)
- PCT: Highway 5 to Highway 140 (near Fish Lake)
- PCT: Highway 140 to Highway 138 (near Cascade Crest)
- PCT: Highway 138 to Highway 58 (near Willamette Pass)
- PCT: Highway 58 to Highway 242 (McKenzie Pass)
- PCT: Highway 242 to Highway 35 (near Barlow Pass)
- PCT: Highway 35 to Cascade Locks
- PCT: Cascade Locks to Highway 12 (at White Pass)
- PCT: Highway 12 to Snoqualmie Pass
- PCT: Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass
- PCT: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass
- PCT: Rainy Pass to Manning Park, BC
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