An Orlando woman has completed what many dream of doing but few actually finish: walking a continuous footpath from the U.S./Mexico border to the point where Washington touches Canada along some of ...

After less than 30 days, Morgan Brosnihan believed her attempt to hike the Pacific Crest Trail was over. In mid-April of 2019, Brosnihan set out from the Mexican border, heading north across Southern ...

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 ...

What really happens to you when you spend months trekking the Pacific Crest Trail? Getting tired and filthy is just the start of it. We talked to dozens of PCT thru-hikers during their resupply in ...

When northbound Pacific Crest Trail hikers emerge from Crowder Canyon in the Cajon Pass, they’ve already traveled 342 miles from the starting point at the U.S./Mexico border, and they’ve trekked 76 ...

Credit: Getty Images. As women’s participation in long-distance hiking increases, health care providers can help patients prepare for their health and hygiene needs on the trail. Many trails, such as ...

As Backpacker's 2023 Pacific Crest Trail correspondent, David Gleisner is reporting on this year's PCT season as he completed a thru-hike of his own. My first night on the Pacific Crest Trail, I ...