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Having Parkinson's disease doesn't mean you can't hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, and this nonprofit organization helps make ...

Editor’s note: Explore contributor Gensheng Tian hiked a part of the Pacific Crest Trail in July. This is the first of two installments. The Pacific Crest Trail is not only a scenic trail but also ...

The 2024 Pacific Crest Trail hiker survey is out, and its data will interest long-distance backpackers. Halfway Anywhere, a blog run by long-distance athlete Tyler Fox, compiles the annual survey (now ...

Every summer I go backpacking with friends and this summer was no exception. I just returned from a hiking trip out west. This year I chose to hike a part of Oregon's section of the Pacific Crest ...

Stretching a whopping 2,650 miles from the Mexican border to Canada, the Pacific Crest Trail is one of the most iconic and ...

Each spring, the small mountain hamlet of Idyllwild sees an influx of Pacific Crest Trail hikers who make a stop in town, which is located near the 179th mile of the 2,650-mile trek. The trail ...

Screenwriter Nonny Okwelogu struggles to find diplomatic words to describe the scent of people who have spent months backpacking the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. The body odor is “robust, ...

Outside’s Trail Magic hiking columnist Grayson Haver Currin is attempting to bag the triple crown of hiking. He’s already thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail, with one more to go: ...