The Pacific Crest Trail

More images

Download (PDF)

Information Sheet

Availability

Published

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Published

21 Sep 2010

Edition

First

ISBN

9781852845889

Size

17.2 x 11.6 x 2.4cm

Weight

450g

Pages

352

Originally Published

21 Sep 2010

The Pacific Crest Trail

by Brian Johnson

The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail runs for 2650 miles from the Mexican border to Canada through the mountains of California, Oregon and Washington. This book contains a complete set of detailed maps and route description divided into 101 sections. With information for planning a short hike or a thru'-hike. More...

Buy from Cicerone

Printed Book

£16.95

Adobe Digital eBook (more)

£16.95

Printed Book + eBook SAVE £8.48

£25.42

Other eBook formats (more information)

Kindle

Seasons

The PCT is designed to be hiked when it is free of snow; Southern California is best in the Spring Read More... or Autumn and the High Sierra, Northern California, Oregon and Washington are best from late June to early October

Centres

Most hikers access the PCT from San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle or Read More... Vancouver, all of which are about 50 miles west of the trail

Difficulty

The PCT is a well-engineered trail taking the hiker easily through the mountains but it is a Read More... wilderness trail, often a long way from road access, and you will need to carry food for several days; there is little accommodation so you will need to camp or bivouac

Must See

The High Sierra of California with Mount Whitney, the John Muir Trail and Yosemite National Park; Read More... Crater Lake in Oregon; the towering volcanoes of the Cascade Mountains: Lassen Peak, Mount Shasta, The Three Sisters, Mount Washington, Mount Jefferson, Mount Hood, Mount Adams, Mount Rainier and Glacier Peak

‘The Pacific Crest Trail is 2,700 miles long and when I walked it 10 years ago the Trail Guide came in three volumes. So I was amazed when a small parcel dropped through my letterbox and within was this guide to the whole route. Having upwrapped the parcel I wasted an afternoon when I should have been doing other things comparing my experiences on Trail with those recorded by Brian. The author is a man who not only talks the talk but has walked the walk.

This is a book set to become a classic PCT Guide and is indispensable to anyone contemplating hiking it.’