This section of the PCT is a beauty with alpine scenery and three different lakes that offer the perfect place to take a dip ...

Thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail takes months, but you can see some of its highlights in just a long weekend. Between a big dayhike and a three-day weekend, these five hikes will let you sample one ...

One of the world’s most iconic long-distance hiking trails for hiking enthusiasts is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It stretches 2,650 miles from the Mexican border in California to the Canadian ...

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 ...

Each spring, the small mountain hamlet of Idyllwild in California 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 ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 3:30 p.m., March 28, to correct the spelling of Robert Scheer's name and his age. The Pacific Crest Trail draws thousands of people from all experience levels ...

At 2,654 miles, the Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT as it's more commonly known in the hiking community, is considered the longest designated hiking trail in the world. Stretching from Campo, CA, near the ...

A majestic oak tree offers cool shade to Mike Brown as he rests in his gray, two-person tent on a late Friday afternoon in April. Brown, a 51-year-old from New Zealand, is about 15 hours away from ...

Wednesday marks the first day of the Pacific Crest Trail season, with over 50 hikers each day starting their journey north to Canada from the trail's southern terminus along the Mexican border. Over ...

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, ...