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Tim's PCT Hike - 2016

US/Mexico Border to Manning Park
4-6-16 to 9-27-16
2,663.5 mi   19.4 mi/day
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Start Point: US/Mexico Border
Trail access desc: on trail
Guidebook start location: US/Mexico Border
Depart: 4-6-16 (Wed)

Plan Overview Notes:
Tim's Hike Plan Draft 8-25-2015
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1. US/Mexico Border to Warner Springs  (5.6 days)
4-6-16 to 4-12-16
[-]

109.6 mi
9,137 ft EG
19.7 mi/day
1,644 ft/day


CA guidebook:A

Adjustments: none
Warner Springs resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 79 (south crossing)
Detour:  1.2mi road

Arrive:  4-11-16 (Mon)
Layover:     0.4 days     
Depart:  4-12-16 (Tue)




Cumulative distance: 109.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



2. Warner Springs to Idyllwild  (3.8 days)
4-12-16 to 4-15-16
[-]

69.0 mi
10,211 ft EG
18.0 mi/day
2,664 ft/day


CA guidebook:B

Adjustments: none
Idyllwild resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Saddle Junction, Devil's Slide trail
Detour:  2.6mi trail + 2.6mi road

Arrive:  4-15-16 (Fri)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  4-15-16 (Fri)




Cumulative distance: 178.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



3. Idyllwild to Big Bear City  (5.2 days)
4-15-16 to 4-21-16
[-]

95.5 mi
12,307 ft EG
18.5 mi/day
2,382 ft/day


CA guidebook:B C

Adjustments: none
Big Bear City resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 18 crossing
Detour:  5.4mi road

Arrive:  4-20-16 (Wed)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  4-21-16 (Thu)




Cumulative distance: 274.1 mi


Notes: 
Get ride back to kickoff 4 days total



4. Big Bear City to Wrightwood  (4.6 days)
4-21-16 to 4-27-16
[-]

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:  4-26-16 (Tue)
Layover:     0.4 days     
Depart:  4-27-16 (Wed)




Cumulative distance: 363.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



5. Wrightwood to Agua Dulce  (4.4 days)
4-27-16 to 5-2-16
[-]

90.8 mi
10,615 ft EG
20.5 mi/day
2,397 ft/day


CA guidebook:D

 * Adjustments:
2.5 mi pace
10 hours/day
45 minutes added per eg comp


Agua Dulce resupply exit    
Exit pt:  (on trail)
Detour:  on trail

Arrive:  5-1-16 (Sun)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  5-2-16 (Mon)




Cumulative distance: 454.4 mi


Notes: 
-none-



6. Agua Dulce to Highway 58 (California)  (5.9 days)
5-2-16 to 5-9-16
[-]

112.2 mi
12,128 ft EG
19.0 mi/day
2,057 ft/day


CA guidebook:E

Adjustments: none
Highway 58 (California) exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 58 crossing

Arrive:  5-8-16 (Sun)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  5-9-16 (Mon)




Cumulative distance: 566.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



7. Highway 58 (California) to Kennedy Meadows Store  (7.2 days)
5-9-16 to 5-18-16
[-]

136.2 mi
15,310 ft EG
18.9 mi/day
2,126 ft/day


CA guidebook:F G

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

Arrive:  5-16-16 (Mon)
Layover:     2.0 days     
Depart:  5-18-16 (Wed)




Cumulative distance: 702.8 mi


Notes: 
Develop snow hiking plan and equipment needed for High Sierra crossing



8. Kennedy Meadows Store to Independence  (5.4 days)
5-18-16 to 5-24-16
[-]

87.4 mi
14,287 ft EG
16.1 mi/day
2,626 ft/day


CA guidebook:G H

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


Independence resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Kearsarge Pass Trail Junction
Detour:  7.3mi trail + 13.0mi road

Arrive:  5-23-16 (Mon)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  5-24-16 (Tue)




Cumulative distance: 790.2 mi


Notes: 
-none-



9. Independence to Vermillion Valley Resort  (6.8 days)
5-24-16 to 6-1-16
[-]

87.0 mi
14,891 ft EG
12.7 mi/day
2,179 ft/day


CA guidebook:H

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


Vermillion Valley Resort resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Ferry Trail
Detour:  1.5mi trail + 4mi ferry ride

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




Cumulative distance: 877.2 mi


Notes: 
-none-



10. Vermillion Valley Resort to Tuolumne Meadows  (4.9 days)
6-1-16 to 6-7-16
[-]

65.5 mi
9,110 ft EG
13.2 mi/day
1,841 ft/day


CA guidebook:H

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


Tuolumne Meadows resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 120 crossing
Detour:  .3mi trail

Arrive:  6-6-16 (Mon)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  6-7-16 (Tue)




Cumulative distance: 942.7 mi


Notes: 
-none-



11. Tuolumne Meadows to Northern Kennedy Meadows  (4.7 days)
6-7-16 to 6-14-16
[-]

75.6 mi
12,250 ft EG
16.1 mi/day
2,607 ft/day


CA guidebook:I

 * Adjustments:
2.0 mi pace
10 hours/day
45 minutes added per eg comp


Northern Kennedy Meadows resupply exit    
Exit pt:  via Highway 108 crossing (Sonora Pass)
Detour:  9.1mi road

Arrive:  6-12-16 (Sun)
Layover:     1.6 days     
Depart:  6-14-16 (Tue)




Cumulative distance: 1,018.3 mi


Notes: 
-none-



12. Northern Kennedy Meadows to Highway 4 (Ebbets Pass)  (1.7 days)
6-14-16 to 6-19-16
[-]

31.6 mi
3,880 ft EG
18.6 mi/day
2,289 ft/day


CA guidebook:J

Adjustments: none
Highway 4 (Ebbets Pass) exit    
Exit pt:  via Highway 4 crossing

Arrive:  6-15-16 (Wed)
Layover:     4.0 days     
Depart:  6-19-16 (Sun)




Cumulative distance: 1,049.9 mi


Notes: 
Dad Birthday



13. Highway 4 (Ebbets Pass) to Truckee  (5.6 days)
6-19-16 to 6-27-16
[-]

105.9 mi
11,521 ft EG
19.0 mi/day
2,068 ft/day


CA guidebook:J K

Adjustments: none
Truckee resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 40 crossing
Detour:  12.0mi road

Arrive:  6-25-16 (Sat)
Layover:     2.0 days     
Depart:  6-27-16 (Mon)




Cumulative distance: 1,155.8 mi


Notes: 
-none-



14. Truckee to Belden  (7.0 days)
6-27-16 to 7-4-16
[-]

133.4 mi
14,036 ft EG
19.1 mi/day
2,010 ft/day


CA guidebook:K L M

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

Arrive:  7-4-16 (Mon)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  7-4-16 (Mon)




Cumulative distance: 1,289.2 mi


Notes: 
-none-



15. Belden to Burney Falls SP  (6.9 days)
7-4-16 to 7-12-16
[-]

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




Cumulative distance: 1,423.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



16. Burney Falls SP to Mt. Shasta City  (4.3 days)
7-12-16 to 7-17-16
[-]

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


CA guidebook:O

Adjustments: none
Mt. Shasta City resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Interstate 5 crossing
Detour:  14.1mi road

Arrive:  7-16-16 (Sat)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  7-17-16 (Sun)




Cumulative distance: 1,506.5 mi


Notes: 
-none-



17. Mt. Shasta City to Etna  (5.3 days)
7-17-16 to 7-22-16
[-]

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:  7-22-16 (Fri)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  7-22-16 (Fri)




Cumulative distance: 1,606.3 mi


Notes: 
-none-



18. Etna to Ashland  (4.9 days)
7-22-16 to 8-8-16
[-]

120.3 mi
14,167 ft EG
24.6 mi/day
2,894 ft/day


CA guidebook:Q R

 * Adjustments:
2.5 mi pace
12 hours/day
45 minutes added per eg comp


Ashland resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Interstate 5 crossing
Detour:  13.0mi road

Arrive:  7-27-16 (Wed)
Layover:     12.0 days     
Depart:  8-8-16 (Mon)




Cumulative distance: 1,726.6 mi


Notes: 
-none-



19. Ashland to Crater Lake (Mazama Village)  (4.4 days)
8-8-16 to 8-13-16
[-]

103.8 mi
9,414 ft EG
23.4 mi/day
2,124 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:B C

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


Crater Lake (Mazama Village) resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 62 crossing
Detour:  2.0mi road

Arrive:  8-12-16 (Fri)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  8-13-16 (Sat)




Cumulative distance: 1,830.4 mi


Notes: 
-none-



20. Crater Lake (Mazama Village) to Shelter Cove Resort  (3.0 days)
8-13-16 to 8-16-16
[-]

81.8 mi
7,002 ft EG
27.6 mi/day
2,364 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:C D

 * Adjustments:
2.7 mi pace
12 hours/day
45 minutes added per eg comp


Shelter Cove Resort resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Shelter Cove Trail
Detour:  2.2mi trail

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




Cumulative distance: 1,912.2 mi


Notes: 
-none-



21. Shelter Cove Resort to Sisters  (3.2 days)
8-16-16 to 8-21-16
[-]

77.3 mi
5,861 ft EG
23.9 mi/day
1,815 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:D E

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


Sisters resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 242 crossing
Detour:  15.0mi road

Arrive:  8-20-16 (Sat)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  8-21-16 (Sun)




Cumulative distance: 1,989.5 mi


Notes: 
-none-



22. Sisters to Timberline Lodge  (4.7 days)
8-21-16 to 8-25-16
[-]

117.8 mi
12,355 ft EG
25.1 mi/day
2,629 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:F G

 * Adjustments:
2.5 mi pace
12 hours/day
45 minutes added per eg comp


Timberline Lodge resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Timberline Lodge Trail
Detour:  .2mi trail

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




Cumulative distance: 2,107.3 mi


Notes: 
-none-



23. Timberline Lodge to Cascade Locks  (2.4 days)
8-25-16 to 8-30-16
[-]

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:  8-28-16 (Sun)
Layover:     2.0 days     
Depart:  8-30-16 (Tue)




Cumulative distance: 2,155.1 mi


Notes: 
-none-



24. Cascade Locks to Trout Lake  (3.7 days)
8-30-16 to 9-3-16
[-]

82.8 mi
12,370 ft EG
22.5 mi/day
3,357 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:H

 * Adjustments:
2.7 mi pace
10 hours/day
30 minutes added per eg comp


Trout Lake resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Road 23 crossing
Detour:  13.8mi road

Arrive:  9-2-16 (Fri)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  9-3-16 (Sat)




Cumulative distance: 2,237.9 mi


Notes: 
-none-



25. Trout Lake to Snoqualmie Pass  (7.2 days)
9-3-16 to 9-12-16
[-]

163.9 mi
17,637 ft EG
22.9 mi/day
2,459 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:H I

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


Snoqualmie Pass resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Interstate 90 crossing
Detour:  .3mi road

Arrive:  9-11-16 (Sun)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  9-12-16 (Mon)




Cumulative distance: 2,401.8 mi


Notes: 
-none-



26. Snoqualmie Pass to Skykomish  (4.3 days)
9-12-16 to 9-16-16
[-]

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


OR/WA guidebook:J

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


Skykomish resupply exit    
Exit pt:  Highway 2 crossing
Detour:  16.2mi road

Arrive:  9-16-16 (Fri)
Layover:     0.0 days     
Depart:  9-16-16 (Fri)




Cumulative distance: 2,476.3 mi


Notes: 
-none-



27. Skykomish to Stehekin  (5.6 days)
9-16-16 to 9-23-16
[-]

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


OR/WA guidebook:K

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


Stehekin resupply exit    
Exit pt:  High Bridge Campground
Detour:  11.0 mile road (bus available)

Arrive:  9-22-16 (Thu)
Layover:     1.0 days     
Depart:  9-23-16 (Fri)




Cumulative distance: 2,574.1 mi


Notes: 
-none-



28. Stehekin to Manning Park  (4.5 days)
9-23-16 to 9-27-16
[-]

89.4 mi
13,353 ft EG
19.8 mi/day
2,953 ft/day


OR/WA guidebook:K L

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


Manning Park finish    
Exit pt:  Highway 3 crossing

Arrive:  9-27-16 (Tue)
(finish)



Cumulative distance: 2,663.5 mi


Notes: 
-none-



US/Mexico Border to Manning Park
4-6-16 to 9-27-16 (5.8 months)
(northbound hike)

Days
137.2
days walking

0.0
on trail layover days

37.4
in town layover days
(36.0 in town "zero" days)


174.6
Total days
5.8
Total months


Averages
without layovers:
19.4 mi/day

2,298 ft/day


with layovers:
15.3 mi/day

1,806 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:
27





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.