Side Trip: Summit Mt. Jacinto (10,834ft)

Side Trip Summit It’s off the trail but most people hiking the Pacific Crest Trail will try and summit if the weather conditions are favorable. We plan to hike out of Idyllwild and camp near the bottom so we can either hike it and find somewhere nice to camp and enjoy the views. We will…

Side Trip: Summit Mt. Whitney

The highest point on the Pacific Crest Trail is Forrester’s Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains that brings you up to 13,153ft. This marks the highest point along the trail, but many PCT hikers will take a side trip to try and Summit Mt. Whitney. Mt. Whitney reaches 14,508ft and for PCT hikers that want…

Lone Pine to Crabtree Meadows Leg 14-Sec G

LEGEND LINKS: California Section G (Sec Dist-115mi) / Walker Pass (Onyx, Kernville) to Crabtree Meadows (Mt. Whitney) / This Leg 14 covers Lone Pine to Crabtree Meadows (Mt. Whitney) Walker Pass to Kennedy Meadows Leg 12 is 50 miles Kennedy Meadows to Lone Pine Leg 13 is 43.3 miles Viewing: Lone Pine to Crabtree Meadows…