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PCT Hike

US/Mexico Border to Manning Park
4-10-16 to 9-15-16
2,663.5 mi   18.1 mi/day
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Start Point: US/Mexico Border
Trail access desc: on trail
Guidebook start location: US/Mexico Border
Depart: 4-10-16 (Sun)

Plan Overview Notes:
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1. US/Mexico Border to Mt. Laguna  (3.2 days)
4-10-16 to 4-13-16
[-]

42.3 mi
5,570 ft EG
13.4 mi/day
1,759 ft/day


CA guidebook:A

 * Adjustments:
2 mi pace
8 hours/day
45 minutes added per eg comp


Mt. Laguna resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Desert View Picnic Area
Detour:  on trail

Arrive:  4-13-16 (Wed)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  4-13-16 (Wed)




Cumulative distance: 42.3 mi


Notes: 
-none-



2. Mt. Laguna to Warner Springs  (4.5 days)
4-13-16 to 4-17-16
[-]

67.3 mi
3,567 ft EG
14.8 mi/day
786 ft/day


CA guidebook:A

 * Adjustments:
2 mi pace
8 hours/day
45 minutes added per eg comp


Warner Springs resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 79 (south crossing)
Detour:  1.2mi road

Arrive:  4-17-16 (Sun)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  4-17-16 (Sun)




Cumulative distance: 109.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



3. Warner Springs to Idyllwild  (5.3 days)
4-17-16 to 4-23-16
[-]

69.0 mi
10,211 ft EG
13.1 mi/day
1,938 ft/day


CA guidebook:B

 * Adjustments:
2 mi pace
8 hours/day
45 minutes added per eg comp


Idyllwild resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Saddle Junction, Devil's Slide trail
Detour:  2.6mi trail + 2.6mi road

Arrive:  4-22-16 (Fri)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  4-23-16 (Sat)




Cumulative distance: 178.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



4. Idyllwild to Big Bear City  (6.5 days)
4-23-16 to 5-1-16
[-]

95.5 mi
12,307 ft EG
14.8 mi/day
1,905 ft/day


CA guidebook:B C

 * Adjustments:
2.25 mi pace
8 hours/day
45 minutes added per eg comp


Big Bear City resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 18 crossing
Detour:  5.4mi road

Arrive:  4-30-16 (Sat)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  5-1-16 (Sun)




Cumulative distance: 274.1 mi


Notes: 
-none-



5. Big Bear City to Wrightwood  (4.6 days)
5-1-16 to 5-7-16
[-]

89.5 mi
8,090 ft EG
19.5 mi/day
1,765 ft/day


CA guidebook:C D

Adjustments: none
Wrightwood resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Acorn Trail Junction
Detour:  3.6mi trail

Arrive:  5-6-16 (Fri)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  5-7-16 (Sat)




Cumulative distance: 363.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



6. Wrightwood to Hiker Heaven (Airbnb)  (4.8 days)
5-7-16 to 5-12-16
[-]

90.8 mi
10,615 ft EG
18.8 mi/day
2,197 ft/day


CA guidebook:D

Adjustments: none
Hiker Heaven (Airbnb) resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Agua Dulce
Detour:  on trail

Arrive:  5-11-16 (Wed)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  5-12-16 (Thu)




Cumulative distance: 454.4 mi


Notes: 
-none-



7. Hiker Heaven (Airbnb) to Green Valley  (1.3 days)
5-12-16 to 5-14-16
[-]

24.2 mi
3,120 ft EG
18.5 mi/day
2,383 ft/day


CA guidebook:E

Adjustments: none
Green Valley resupply exit    
Exit pt:  San Francisquito Canyon Road crossing
Detour:  2.0mi road

Arrive:  5-14-16 (Sat)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  5-14-16 (Sat)




Cumulative distance: 478.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



8. Green Valley to Tehachapi  (4.2 days)
5-14-16 to 5-18-16
[-]

79.7 mi
8,307 ft EG
19.1 mi/day
1,994 ft/day


CA guidebook:E

Adjustments: none
Tehachapi resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Willow Springs Road crossing
Detour:  9.2mi road

Arrive:  5-18-16 (Wed)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  5-18-16 (Wed)




Cumulative distance: 558.3 mi


Notes: 
-none-



9. Tehachapi to Onyx  (4.8 days)
5-18-16 to 5-23-16
[-]

93.7 mi
9,042 ft EG
19.3 mi/day
1,867 ft/day


CA guidebook:E F

Adjustments: none
Onyx resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 178 crossing
Detour:  17.7mi

Arrive:  5-23-16 (Mon)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  5-23-16 (Mon)




Cumulative distance: 652.0 mi


Notes: 
-none-



10. Onyx to Kennedy Meadows Store  (2.8 days)
5-23-16 to 5-26-16
[-]

50.8 mi
6,969 ft EG
18.3 mi/day
2,506 ft/day


CA guidebook:G

Adjustments: none
Kennedy Meadows Store resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Sherman Pass Road crossing
Detour:  .5mi road

Arrive:  5-25-16 (Wed)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  5-26-16 (Thu)




Cumulative distance: 702.8 mi


Notes: 
-none-



11. Kennedy Meadows Store to Independence  (5.0 days)
5-26-16 to 6-1-16
[-]

87.4 mi
14,287 ft EG
17.6 mi/day
2,883 ft/day


CA guidebook:G H

Adjustments: none
Independence resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Kearsarge Pass Trail Junction
Detour:  7.3mi trail + 13.0mi road

Arrive:  5-31-16 (Tue)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  6-1-16 (Wed)




Cumulative distance: 790.2 mi


Notes: 
-none-



12. Independence to Mammoth Lakes  (6.6 days)
6-1-16 to 6-8-16
[-]

116.4 mi
19,375 ft EG
17.6 mi/day
2,924 ft/day


CA guidebook:H

Adjustments: none
Mammoth Lakes resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Reds Meadow Trail
Detour:  .3mi trail + 16mi road (bus available)

Arrive:  6-8-16 (Wed)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  6-8-16 (Wed)




Cumulative distance: 906.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



13. Mammoth Lakes to Tuolumne Meadows  (2.0 days)
6-8-16 to 6-11-16
[-]

36.1 mi
4,626 ft EG
18.5 mi/day
2,371 ft/day


CA guidebook:H

Adjustments: none
Tuolumne Meadows resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 120 crossing
Detour:  .3mi trail

Arrive:  6-10-16 (Fri)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  6-11-16 (Sat)




Cumulative distance: 942.7 mi


Notes: 
-none-



14. Tuolumne Meadows to Bridgeport  (4.3 days)
6-11-16 to 6-15-16
[-]

75.6 mi
12,250 ft EG
17.7 mi/day
2,863 ft/day


CA guidebook:I

Adjustments: none
Bridgeport resupply exit    
Exit pt:  via Highway 108 crossing (Sonora Pass)
Detour:  31mi road

Arrive:  6-15-16 (Wed)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  6-15-16 (Wed)




Cumulative distance: 1,018.3 mi


Notes: 
-none-



15. Bridgeport to South Lake Tahoe  (3.9 days)
6-15-16 to 6-19-16
[-]

74.7 mi
7,350 ft EG
19.3 mi/day
1,899 ft/day


CA guidebook:J

Adjustments: none
South Lake Tahoe resupply exit    
Exit pt:  via Highway 50 crossing
Detour:  12.0mi road

Arrive:  6-19-16 (Sun)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  6-19-16 (Sun)




Cumulative distance: 1,093.0 mi


Notes: 
-none-



16. South Lake Tahoe to Sierra City  (5.5 days)
6-19-16 to 6-25-16
[-]

104.6 mi
11,211 ft EG
19.1 mi/day
2,042 ft/day


CA guidebook:J K L

Adjustments: none
Sierra City resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 49 crossing
Detour:  1.4mi road

Arrive:  6-25-16 (Sat)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  6-25-16 (Sat)




Cumulative distance: 1,197.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



17. Sierra City to Belden  (4.9 days)
6-25-16 to 6-30-16
[-]

91.6 mi
10,876 ft EG
18.7 mi/day
2,226 ft/day


CA guidebook:M

Adjustments: none
Belden resupply exit    
Exit pt:  (on trail)
Detour:  on trail

Arrive:  6-30-16 (Thu)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  6-30-16 (Thu)




Cumulative distance: 1,289.2 mi


Notes: 
-none-



18. Belden to Burney Falls SP  (6.9 days)
6-30-16 to 7-6-16
[-]

134.4 mi
11,787 ft EG
19.6 mi/day
1,719 ft/day


CA guidebook:M N

Adjustments: none
Burney Falls SP resupply exit    
Exit pt:  (on trail)
Detour:  on trail

Arrive:  7-6-16 (Wed)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  7-6-16 (Wed)




Cumulative distance: 1,423.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



19. Burney Falls SP to Dunsmuir  (4.3 days)
7-6-16 to 7-12-16
[-]

82.9 mi
8,000 ft EG
19.3 mi/day
1,867 ft/day


CA guidebook:O

Adjustments: none
Dunsmuir resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Interstate 5 crossing
Detour:  5.5mi road

Arrive:  7-11-16 (Mon)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  7-12-16 (Tue)




Cumulative distance: 1,506.5 mi


Notes: 
-none-



20. Dunsmuir to Etna  (5.3 days)
7-12-16 to 7-17-16
[-]

99.8 mi
11,144 ft EG
18.9 mi/day
2,114 ft/day


CA guidebook:P

Adjustments: none
Etna resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Sawyers Bar Road
Detour:  10.4mi road

Arrive:  7-17-16 (Sun)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  7-17-16 (Sun)




Cumulative distance: 1,606.3 mi


Notes: 
-none-



21. Etna to Ashland  (6.4 days)
7-17-16 to 7-24-16
[-]

120.3 mi
14,167 ft EG
18.8 mi/day
2,210 ft/day


CA guidebook:Q R

Adjustments: none
Ashland resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Interstate 5 crossing
Detour:  13.0mi road

Arrive:  7-23-16 (Sat)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  7-24-16 (Sun)




Cumulative distance: 1,726.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



22. Ashland to Crater Lake (Mazama Village)  (5.3 days)
7-24-16 to 7-31-16
[-]

103.8 mi
9,414 ft EG
19.5 mi/day
1,770 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:B C

Adjustments: none
Crater Lake (Mazama Village) resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 62 crossing
Detour:  2.0mi road

Arrive:  7-30-16 (Sat)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  7-31-16 (Sun)




Cumulative distance: 1,830.4 mi


Notes: 
-none-



23. Crater Lake (Mazama Village) to Elk Lake Resort  (6.5 days)
7-31-16 to 8-6-16
[-]

127.9 mi
10,503 ft EG
19.8 mi/day
1,623 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:C D E

Adjustments: none
Elk Lake Resort resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Elk Lake Trail Junction
Detour:  1.0mi trail

Arrive:  8-6-16 (Sat)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  8-6-16 (Sat)




Cumulative distance: 1,958.3 mi


Notes: 
-none-



24. Elk Lake Resort to Timberline Lodge  (7.7 days)
8-6-16 to 8-14-16
[-]

149.0 mi
14,715 ft EG
19.3 mi/day
1,905 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:E F G

Adjustments: none
Timberline Lodge resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Timberline Lodge Trail
Detour:  .2mi trail

Arrive:  8-14-16 (Sun)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  8-14-16 (Sun)




Cumulative distance: 2,107.3 mi


Notes: 
-none-



25. Timberline Lodge to Cascade Locks  (2.4 days)
8-14-16 to 8-17-16
[-]

47.8 mi
4,140 ft EG
19.6 mi/day
1,700 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:G

Adjustments: none
Cascade Locks resupply exit    
Exit pt:  (on trail)
Detour:  on trail

Arrive:  8-16-16 (Tue)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  8-17-16 (Wed)




Cumulative distance: 2,155.1 mi


Notes: 
-none-



26. Cascade Locks to Trout Lake  (4.6 days)
8-17-16 to 8-22-16
[-]

82.8 mi
12,370 ft EG
18.0 mi/day
2,685 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:H

Adjustments: none
Trout Lake resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Road 23 crossing
Detour:  13.8mi road

Arrive:  8-22-16 (Mon)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  8-22-16 (Mon)




Cumulative distance: 2,237.9 mi


Notes: 
-none-



27. Trout Lake to White Pass  (3.5 days)
8-22-16 to 8-25-16
[-]

64.9 mi
8,452 ft EG
18.4 mi/day
2,402 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:H

Adjustments: none
White Pass resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 12 crossing
Detour:  .5mi road

Arrive:  8-25-16 (Thu)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  8-25-16 (Thu)




Cumulative distance: 2,302.8 mi


Notes: 
-none-



28. White Pass to Snoqualmie Pass  (5.1 days)
8-25-16 to 8-30-16
[-]

99.0 mi
9,185 ft EG
19.5 mi/day
1,805 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:I

Adjustments: none
Snoqualmie Pass resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Interstate 90 crossing
Detour:  .3mi road

Arrive:  8-30-16 (Tue)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  8-30-16 (Tue)




Cumulative distance: 2,401.8 mi


Notes: 
-none-



29. Snoqualmie Pass to Skykomish  (4.3 days)
8-30-16 to 9-4-16
[-]

74.5 mi
13,450 ft EG
17.2 mi/day
3,114 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:J

Adjustments: none
Skykomish resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 2 crossing
Detour:  16.2mi road

Arrive:  9-4-16 (Sun)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  9-4-16 (Sun)




Cumulative distance: 2,476.3 mi


Notes: 
-none-



30. Skykomish to Stehekin  (5.6 days)
9-4-16 to 9-10-16
[-]

97.8 mi
16,860 ft EG
17.4 mi/day
3,005 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:K

Adjustments: none
Stehekin resupply exit    
Exit pt:  High Bridge Campground
Detour:  11.0 mile road (bus available)

Arrive:  9-9-16 (Fri)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  9-10-16 (Sat)




Cumulative distance: 2,574.1 mi


Notes: 
-none-



31. Stehekin to Manning Park  (5.0 days)
9-10-16 to 9-15-16
[-]

89.4 mi
13,353 ft EG
18.0 mi/day
2,684 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:K L

Adjustments: none
Manning Park finish    
Exit pt:  Highway 3 crossing

Arrive:  9-15-16 (Thu)
(finish)



Cumulative distance: 2,663.5 mi


Notes: 
-none-



US/Mexico Border to Manning Park
4-10-16 to 9-15-16 (5.3 months)
(northbound hike)

Days
146.9
days walking

0.0
on trail layover days

12.0
in town layover days
(12.0 in town "zero" days)


158.9
Total days
5.3
Total months


Averages
without layovers:
18.1 mi/day

2,146 ft/day


with layovers:
16.8 mi/day

1,984 ft/day



Trail
Base Distance:
2,663.5 mi

Extra Distance:
0.0 mi

Total Distance:
2,663.5 mi


Base Elevation gain:
315,313 ft

Extra EG:
0 ft

Total Elevation gain:
315,313 ft


Resupply count:
30





Plan Considerations:
If you are planning a longer hike, the plan above might be incredibly accurate or completely off. You might find that after a month of hiking your pace will change. You might find out that you are a Secret Superman (or Wonder Woman) and are knocking out a lot more miles per day than you planned. On the downside, a forest fire might add a +10 mile detour or a sore foot might cause you to spend a few extra days in a town.

Disclaimer: all calculations and data are believed to be correct but are not guaranteed.
Please double check the calculations and trail/resupply data before starting a hike.