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* Long distance hiking trail | |||
* Long distance equestrian trail | |||
* Long distance bicycle trail | |||
'''Pacific Crest Trail''' (commonly abbreviated as the PCT, and officially designated as the '''Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail''') is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges, which lie 100 to 150 miles (160 to 240 km) east of the U.S. Pacific coast. This trail is 2,659 miles long, running from Mexican border (just south of Campo), across California, Oregon and Washington to the Canadian border near Manning park. | '''Pacific Crest Trail''' (commonly abbreviated as the PCT, and officially designated as the '''Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail''') is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges, which lie 100 to 150 miles (160 to 240 km) east of the U.S. Pacific coast. This trail is 2,659 miles long, running from Mexican border (just south of Campo), across California, Oregon and Washington to the Canadian border near Manning park. | ||
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== Common Trailheads == | == Common Trailheads == | ||
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There are hundreds and hundreds of trailheads that allow for hiking shorter scenic sections of the trail. They are listed in detail in these subarticles, running south to north: | There are hundreds and hundreds of trailheads that allow for hiking shorter scenic sections of the trail. They are listed in detail in these subarticles, running south to north: | ||
# [[Cleveland National Forest]] - San Diego and Riverside County, Southern California | # '''[[Cleveland National Forest]]''' - San Diego and Riverside County, Southern California | ||
== External Links == | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.pcta.org/ Pacific Crest Trail Association] – Non-profit that maintains and promotes the trail, and provides advice to hikers | |||
* [http://www.postholer.com/ Postholer.Com] – An extensive source of PCT information, journals, Google trail maps, printed maps, data book and more. | |||
* [http://www.planyourhike.com/ PlanYourHike.Com] – A website dedicated to helping hikers plan their Pacific Crest Trail thru hikes. | |||
* [http://www.trailjournals.com/journals/pacific_crest_trail/ Trailjournals.com] – PCT Photos & 1,000+ Pacific Crest Trail Journals | |||
* [http://www.opb.org/television/programs/oregonexperience/episodes/502/ Pacific Crest Trail: A Ride to Remember] Documentary produced by ''[[Oregon Public Broadcasting]]'' | |||
* [http://www.kcet.org/news/the_back_forty/commentary/concrete-and-chaparral/islands-in-the-sky-tales-from-the-pacific-crest-trail.html Islands In The Sky: Tales From The Pacific Crest Trail] – KCET Covers the PCT | |||
* [http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/ridgecrest/pct.html BLM, Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail] – BLM's Summary of the PCT | |||
[[Category:Hiking trails in California]] | |||
[[Category:Hiking trails in Oregon]] | |||
[[Category:Hiking trails in Washington (state)]] | |||
[[Category:California Trails]] | |||
[[Category:Long-distance trails in the United States]] | |||
[[Category:National Scenic Trails of the United States]] | |||
[[Category:Hiking trails in British Columbia]] | |||
[[Category:Units of the National Landscape Conservation System]] | |||
[[Category:Scouting and Guiding in California]] | |||
[[Category:Scouting and Guiding in Oregon]] | |||
[[Category:Washington (state) Scouting]] | |||
[[Category:Sierra Nevada scouting]] | |||
