The new restriction comes a year after security concerns complicated the trail’s northern crossing, at the Canadian border.

The recent creation of a national defense area along the U.S.-Mexico border may affect a longstanding tradition for Pacific Crest Trail hikers starting their nearly 3,000-mile journey north in San ...

Thru-hikers can once again take a photo at the U.S.-Mexico border, but access is limited and hikers may need to present ID.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the world’s most iconic long-distance hiking trails for hiking enthusiasts is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It stretches 2 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year, 764 thru-hikers completed the survey. That’s only about 9.5% of the 8,000 long-distance permits issued on average each ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. Natalie “Swell” Dillon, an avid backpacker who lives in Bishop in California’s Eastern ...

On the morning of Sept. 1, 135 days after leaving San Diego County on the Pacific Crest Trail, Mike Brown hiked through a quiet pine forest and across the Canadian border. For the past four and a half ...

Where the Pacific Crest Trail is closed in Siskiyou County Where to detour at the north or south ends of the Shelly Fire PCT closure News about the Shelly Fire, burning in the Klamath National Forest ...

Miles to Go: The first in an ongoing series Inside Climate News fellow Bing Lin is reporting from the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California. Over the course of a 500-mile hike, the series is ...

Natalie “Swell” Dillon, an avid backpacker who lives in Bishop in California’s Eastern Sierra, completed the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2022. And every year since, the occupational therapist — ...