Thinking about trying some day hikes on the Pacific Crest Trail? The Explore tool will help make the most of your time on this ...

The West Coast of the United States is home to some of the most stunning landscapes in the world, making it a magnificent region to embark on an extended hiking ...

The community of Trout Lake near Mount Adams has a symbiotic relationship with Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers this time of ...

The fire burning in the San Jacinto Mountains, above Palm Springs, has closed the Pacific Crest Trail.

Hikers attempting to walk the entire Pacific Crest Trail face some serious mileage—whichever way they’re going. This trail sign is near Mount Hood, in Oregon. Photo courtesy of Flickr user ...

More people are expected to go on walking holidays on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) this year due to the release of the film "Wild." That's according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association, the ...

This map is part of a series In March 2017, 25-year-old David O’Sullivan came from Ireland to Southern California, intending to hike the Pacific Crest Trail 2,650 miles to Washington.

MAZAMA, Okanogan County — There were no cellphones when Carolyn “Ravensong” Burkhart, at age 21, hiked the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail alone in 1976. She wore heavy mountaineering boots ...

CLE ELUM, Wash. — The Forest Service has closed a section of the Pacific Crest Trail because of a fire burning in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness 21 miles northwest of Cle Elum.