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A close-up of a wooden sign that marks the intersection of the timberline, and pacific crest trails. It was taken on the southern slopes of Mount Hood
"Remain highly vigilant": camping restrictions continue on section of Pacific Crest Trail, North Cascades National Park, during manhunt for murder suspect Travis Decker

By Julia Clarke Last updated

The most recent sightings place Decker within 15 miles of the murder site

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Screenshot from Instagram video posted by Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit showing aerial rescue
"She was clearly death gripping the cliff" – dramatic video shows intense rescue of Pacific Crest Trail hiker

By Julia Clarke Published

The woman had been holding her precarious position on the cliffside for over an hour before help arrived

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Iconic American hiking trails under threat as Trump administration freezes maintenance funding and workers are sacked

By Will Symons Published

Warnings that the Pacific Crest Trail could fall into disrepair come after thousands of jobs cut in the National Park Service and Forest Service

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Pacific Crest Trail sign with snowy mountain
"This breaks my heart" – thru-hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail banned from crossing border into Canada

By Julia Clarke Published

Northbound hikers will now have to backtrack about 30 miles to exit the trail at the end of their thru-hike

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Black Outside film poster
Black Outside trailer: film follows first-time back-packer tackling the entire Pacific Crest Trail

By Dave Golder Published

Gary Wilkerson goes on an epic 2,650 mile trek that starts as a way of overcoming a racial stereotype and becomes a life-changing experience

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Musician King Charles in 2011
(The artist formerly known as) King Charles is running 90 marathons over 90 days along the Pacific Crest Trail

By Dave Golder Published

And he’ll be releasing new music along the way to provide a soundtrack to the challenge

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Pacific Crest Trail sign with snowy mountain
You could be paid $5,000 to hike the Pacific Crest Trail next year – here's how

By Cat Ellis Published

The deadline for applications is approaching

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Careless climbers in mountain trashing water bottle on the grass
“In Oregon and Washington there was toilet paper everywhere" – survey reveals 2,650 miles of trash on the Pacific Crest Trail

By Julia Clarke Published

Two environmental scientists thru-hiked the PCT last year to assess the characteristics and quantity of trash and plastic pollution on the trail

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Carson City to Canada Quest: Hike the PCT and Get Paid
Fancy getting paid $5,000 to hike 1,600 miles along the PCT? Apply now

By Dave Golder Published

The search is on to find two people who’ll be paid to hike from Carson City to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail and chronicle their epic trek

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A sign on the Appalachian Trail points hikers to Mt Katahdin in Maine
"I walked through every weather condition imaginable" – hiker sets jaw-dropping new Triple Crown record

By Julia Clarke Published

The Georgia hiker says he only took four days off in order to complete the epic 7,514-mile journey in time

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