Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California

Section Hiking from Campo to Tuolumne Meadows

324 pages
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 978-1-59485-880-2
Published: Oct 20, 2017

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Description

The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) traces a 2,650-mile route from the California-Mexico border north to the border of Washington and Canada. While many hikers attempt a “thru-hike” every year, beginning in Campo, California and connecting their footsteps all the way to Manning Park, B.C., even more people enjoy “section hiking” – tackling the trail in bits and pieces.

This guidebook serves as a road map to section hiking the Southern California portion of the PCT, beginning at its southern terminus in Campo and ending 942.5 miles north at Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. From the magical cactus gardens of the Mojave Desert to the snowy peaks of the High Sierra, this book covers one of the most biologically and geologically diverse portions of the PCT. Author Shawnté Salabert serves as your personal trail guide along the way, offering informative route descriptions, interesting sidebars, and colorful stories that will deepen your experience on this iconic trail, whether you’re headed out for a weekend, a week, or a month.

Each volume of this new series focuses on section-by-section pieces of the PCT and includes the following features:

• Inspirational full-color guides with over 150 color photographs in each
• Trail sections of 4- to 10-night trips
• Detailed camp-to-camp route descriptions
• Easy-to-understand route maps and elevation profiles
• Details on specific campsites and most-reliable water sources
• Road access to and from various trail sections
• Info on permits, hazards, restrictions, and more
• Alternate routes and connecting trails
• Clear references to the PCT’s established system of section letters, designating trail segments from Mexico to Canada—so you can easily cross-reference the guides with other PCT resources
• Key wilderness sights along the way
• Suggested itineraries

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324 pages
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 978-1-59485-880-2
Published: Oct 20, 2017

Reviews

"This meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated guide is perfect for those who want to backpack the PCT in smaller chunks, or just visit specific areas of interest."
— Wayne Norman, Adventure-to-Adventure
"This handy guide breaks down many different ways to explore every inch [of the PCT]!"
— Sydney Pugh, The LA Girl
You’ll want to start packing your bags just a few pages in, Shawnte and the PCT are that good. It’s a perfect gift for that friend who has been saying for years that they’ll hike the PCT “someday.”
— Hatie Parmeter, Woah Magazine
If you’re aiming of one day thru-hiking the entire [PCT] route, you couldn’t find a more comprehensive or inspirational book for it — but even better for those of us who can’t always take several months off of earning paychecks and paying bills, the series also breaks the PCT down into digestible section-hiking routes.
— Casey Scheiner, Modern Hiker
Covering 942 miles, from Campo to Tioga Pass, [Shawnté Salabert's] SoCal guide provides all the details and info you you could possibly want for hiking from California’s southern deserts to its skyscraping Sierra mountains.
— Eli Boschetto, PCT Oregon
I’m impressed…she’s done a great job of describing the trail with enough detail to give you a really good sense of what to expect…If your adventure plans include backpacking in Southern California or up into the Sierra Nevada range on this magnificent trail, get a copy of this book.
— Jeff Hester, SoCal Hiker