Pacific Crest Trail 2026
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Direction: NorthboundDates: 2026.04.25 - 2026.08.11
Start & Endpoint: Campo to Rainy Pass
Total distance: 2,442.8 trail miles
Total ascent: 427,500 ft / Descent: 430,400 ft
Time: 73 full days + 26 neros + 10 zeros (109 total)
Longest day: 40.3 mi (Jul 15)
Most climbing: 9,173 ft (Aug 7)
Highest camp: 10,956 ft (Jun 6)
Most calories burned: 4,821 (Jun 14)
Fastest section: Oregon, 31.7 mi/day over 12 days
Avg distance: 22.4 mi
Avg distance (full day of hiking): 29.3 mi
Avg elevation gain (full day of hiking): 4,880 ft
Avg day length: 05:58 – 17:53
Blog series
septemberfinale
post-apocalypse
august
the end ...
the penultimate
best for last
july
seeing it all
southern oregon
the end of california
far northern california
apocalypse
june
welcome to norcal
hammering miles
things go wrong
high points
entering the promised land
may
hikertown, usa
alone & together
special edition: food
fire & ice
setting off
april
and so it begins