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PCT Section B: San Jacinto to Snow Creek

Mount San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness

• Length: 29–36 miles
• PCT Miles: 179.4 – 209.5
• Duration: 2 nights / 3 days
• Highlights: Idyllwild • Palm Springs • Fuller Ridge • Stunning alpine wilderness • Established campgrounds • PCT 200-mile marker • The most famous rusty pipe you will ever meet.
• Difficulty: Hard, weather challenges, significant changes in elevation.
• Season: This hike has a narrow weather window to get optimal conditions in both the mountains and the desert. We completed this stretch in mid-October. We had snow/ice at higher elevations with nighttime temps in the low 30s, while lower elevations reached into the high 80s.
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PCT Section C: Interstate 10 to Onyx Summit

Section C: Big Bear, California

• Length: 42.6 Miles (Section Letter C)
• PCT Miles: 209.5-252.1
• Duration: 3 nights, 4 days
• Highlights: Water, water, water.
• Difficulty: Hard, navigation challenges, rocky exposed trail, steep uphill climb.
• Season: Spring or Fall, lower elevation can be very hot!
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PCT Section C: Onyx Summit to State HWY 18

Big Bear, California

• Length:14 Miles (Section Letter C)
• Miles: 252.1 – 266.1
• Duration: 1 nights, 2 days
• Highlights: Big Bear Lake, Cruisy Trail, Pine Forests, Easy Access
• Difficulty: Cruisy, good warm up hike
• Season: Summer
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PCT Section I: Benson Lake Loop

Yosemite National Park and Hoover Wilderness, California

• Length: 48 miles
• Duration: 5-6 days
• PCT Miles: 963.2 to 977.4 (14 Miles through the beautiful Sierra section!)
• Highlights: This 48-mile loop through Yosemite’s northern section showcases glacial-fed alpine lakes, towering granite peaks, and meadows bursting with wildflowers. The hike starts on the less-traveled eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and follows the Pacific Crest Trail for 14 miles along the backside of the loop, giving adventurers a taste of the Sierra section of the PCT.
• Why Go: You will learn lessons that extend far beyond the trail – resilience, gratitude, the power of pausing, and the joy of the unexpected. If you’re looking for a challenge that will change the way you think, the way you lead, and the way you live, this hike might just be what you need.
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