Start Point: US/Mexico Border | |
Trail access desc: on trail Guidebook start location: US/Mexico Border Depart: 4-13-15 (Mon) Plan Overview Notes: |
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2. Warner Springs to Idyllwild (4.3 days)
4-19-15
to 4-24-15
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69.0 mi
10,211 ft EG
16.2 mi/day
2,398 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Idyllwild resupply exit
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Notes:
* Buy food in town
-inexpensive food available |
3. Idyllwild to Big Bear City (5.7 days)
4-24-15
to 4-30-15
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95.5 mi
12,307 ft EG
16.6 mi/day
2,144 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Big Bear City resupply exit
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Notes:
*Buy in town
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4. Big Bear City to Wrightwood (5.1 days)
4-30-15
to 5-6-15
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89.5 mi
8,090 ft EG
17.6 mi/day
1,588 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Wrightwood resupply exit
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Notes:
*Buy food in town
Prices aren't great but reasonable in town |
5. Wrightwood to Agua Dulce (5.4 days)
5-6-15
to 5-12-15
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90.8 mi
10,615 ft EG
16.9 mi/day
1,977 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Agua Dulce resupply exit
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Notes:
Buy food in town
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6. Agua Dulce to Tehachapi (6.1 days)
5-12-15
to 5-19-15
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103.9 mi
11,427 ft EG
17.1 mi/day
1,879 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Tehachapi resupply exit
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Notes:
*buy food in town
-need to buy large amount |
7. Tehachapi to Kennedy Meadows Store (8.5 days)
5-19-15
to 5-28-15
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144.5 mi
16,011 ft EG
17.1 mi/day
1,890 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Kennedy Meadows Store resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail food
-store often runs out of food CALLED 8-9-2015 - GOT AN ANSWERING MACHINE, SEEMS TO BE OK - CONFIRMED The Kennedy Meadows General Store will hold packages for you ($2 per package). Be sure to send your package at least two weeks in advance. Their phone number is (559) 850-5647 Your Name c/o KENNEDY MEADOWS GENERAL STORE 96740 BEACH MEADOW RD INYOKERN CA 93527 |
8. Kennedy Meadows Store to Independence (5.5 days)
5-28-15
to 6-3-15
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87.4 mi
14,287 ft EG
15.9 mi/day
2,595 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Independence resupply exit
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Notes:
*** Not going to go to Independence but Bishop instead
-add 40 to 50 miles onto independence trail mileage |
9. Independence to Vermillion Valley Resort (5.5 days)
6-3-15
to 6-9-15
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87.0 mi
14,891 ft EG
15.7 mi/day
2,689 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Vermillion Valley Resort resupply exit
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Notes:
*Not a full resupply
-snack/beer stop |
Adjusted Arrival Dates Below This Point (adjusted 10.0 days) |
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10. Vermillion Valley Resort to Tuolumne Meadows (4.0 days)
6-9-15
to 6-24-15
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65.5 mi
9,110 ft EG
16.4 mi/day
2,281 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Tuolumne Meadows resupply exit
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Notes:
*Mail food
DIDNT CALL - DOESNT SEEM TO BE NEEDED The post office is located at the general store. Your Name Here co General Delivery Tuolomne Meadows Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 |
11. Tuolumne Meadows to Highway 108 (Sonora Pass) (4.8 days)
6-24-15
to 7-6-15
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75.6 mi
12,250 ft EG
15.9 mi/day
2,577 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Highway 108 (Sonora Pass) exit
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Notes:
*meeting up with the guys and going to emigrant wilderness
-will give Brad a resupply box |
12. Highway 108 (Sonora Pass) to Echo Lake Resort (4.4 days)
7-6-15
to 7-11-15
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76.2 mi
7,655 ft EG
17.3 mi/day
1,739 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Echo Lake Resort resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail food
DOESNT START EXCEPTING PACKAGES TILL JUNE 1ST CALLED 8-9-2015 - CONFIRMED -consider an extra day or two of food for desolation wilderness The post office is located in the store. The phone number is 530-659-7207. It is open Mon-Sat 11:00a-2:00p. Your Name Here co General Delivery Echo Lake, CA 95721 |
13. Echo Lake Resort to Soda Springs (3.7 days)
7-11-15
to 7-15-15
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61.3 mi
7,746 ft EG
16.7 mi/day
2,109 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Soda Springs resupply exit
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Notes:
*Mail food
HOLDS PACKAGES FOR 30 DAYS CALLED 8-9-2015 - CONFIRMED The post office is located at 21719 Donner Pass Road. The phone number is (530) 426-3082. Your Name Here co General Delivery Soda Springs, CA 95728 OR Buy Food in town at Truckee 12miles on road off trail |
14. Soda Springs to Quincy (6.7 days)
7-15-15
to 7-22-15
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114.4 mi
12,557 ft EG
17.1 mi/day
1,875 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Quincy resupply exit
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Notes:
*Buy food in town
-there is a safeway |
15. Quincy to Old Station (6.3 days)
7-22-15
to 7-29-15
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107.5 mi
11,809 ft EG
17.1 mi/day
1,877 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Old Station resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail food
CALLED 8-9-2015 - NO ANSWER The post office is located at 12529 State Highway 44/89. It is open Mon-Fri 8:30a-4:30p, Sat 1:00p-3:00p. Their phone number is (530) 335-7191. Your Name Here co General Delivery Old Station, CA 96071 |
16. Old Station to Burney Falls SP (2.4 days)
7-29-15
to 8-1-15
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45.9 mi
1,457 ft EG
19.2 mi/day
610 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Burney Falls SP resupply exit
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Notes:
*hike 7 miles to town of burney 8 miles earlier then the sp
-there is a safeway |
17. Burney Falls SP to Castella (4.8 days)
8-1-15
to 8-6-15
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82.9 mi
8,000 ft EG
17.4 mi/day
1,681 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Castella resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail food
CALLED 8-9-2015 - CONFIRMED UPS only -PO may be closed instead mail to Ammarati's market -Ammarati's Market, adjacent to the post office, will hold a package for no charge. They also have better hours. Their phone number is (530) 235-2676. Ammarati's Market 20107 Castle Creek Road Castella, CA 96017 Please hold for 'Your Name' |
18. Castella to Seiad Valley (9.0 days)
8-6-15
to 8-15-15
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155.6 mi
15,309 ft EG
17.4 mi/day
1,709 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Seiad Valley resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail food
Your Name Here co General Delivery Seiad Valley, CA 96086 The post office is located at 44717 State Highway 96, and their phone number is 530-496-3211. They are open Mon-Fri 8:00a-11:00a, 11:30a-4:30p, and Sat 12:00p-1:30p. |
19. Seiad Valley to Ashland (4.0 days)
8-15-15
to 8-20-15
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64.5 mi
10,002 ft EG
16.1 mi/day
2,489 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Ashland resupply exit
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Notes:
*buy in town
-there is a safeway |
20. Ashland to Crater Lake (Mazama Village) (5.9 days)
8-20-15
to 8-26-15
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103.8 mi
9,414 ft EG
17.6 mi/day
1,593 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Crater Lake (Mazama Village) resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail food
COULDNT FIND A # TO CALL, SEEMS OK - CONFIRMED For USPS use: Your Name c/o Mazama Village Store P.O. Box 158 Crater Lake, OR 97604 For UPS use: Your Name c/o Mazama Village Store 700 Mazama Village Drive Crater Lake, OR 97604 |
21. Crater Lake (Mazama Village) to Shelter Cove Resort (4.6 days)
8-26-15
to 8-31-15
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81.8 mi
7,002 ft EG
17.7 mi/day
1,515 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Shelter Cove Resort resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail food
UPS only: Shelter Cove Resort West Odell Lake Road, Hwy 58 Crescent, OR 97733 Please Hold for 'Your Name' No charge. UPS only. Mail to the address above. UPS may not want to mail it out without a street address, but insist. The owner says that once the package arrives in Cresent, the UPS driver knows exactly where it needs to go. Make sure to verify ahead of time. See their website for more info (there's a link below). www.ShelterCoveResort.com FROM WEBSITE - CONFIRMED Shelter Cove Resort is a designated stop for the Pacific Crest Trail Hikers. Hikers can send re-supply boxes for us to hold for them to our physical address via UPS ONLY! We do not charge to hold packages. Any packages sent thru Postal Service will be charged a fee to pick-up. Please put your ETA on the outside of packages, any packages not picked up by Nov. 15th will we disposed of unless we are notified of a later arrival. Because of our remote proximity, we do not ship boxes that are not picked up. If you are unable to collect your shipment, you must contact UPS to pay for and arrange shipment back to you prior to October 31st. Our physical address for re-supply boxes: Shelter Cove Resort & Marina 27600 W. Odell Lake Rd. Hwy 58 Crescent lake OR 97733 USA |
22. Shelter Cove Resort to Sisters (4.3 days)
8-31-15
to 9-4-15
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77.3 mi
5,861 ft EG
18.0 mi/day
1,361 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Sisters resupply exit
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Notes:
Possibly go into town or meet up with family by sun river
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23. Sisters to Big Lake Youth Camp (0.7 days)
9-4-15
to 9-5-15
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11.4 mi
1,300 ft EG
17.0 mi/day
1,937 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Big Lake Youth Camp resupply exit
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Notes:
*possible mail spot if we dont use sisters
CALLED 8-9-15 - CONFIRMED Your Name c/o Big Lake Youth Camp 13100 Highway 20 Sisters, OR 97759 This is a very friendly christian youth camp. They'll hold packages, and sometimes feed you for about $5. Their phone number is (503) 850-3583. See below for thier website. |
24. Big Lake Youth Camp to Timberline Lodge (6.2 days)
9-5-15
to 9-12-15
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106.4 mi
11,055 ft EG
17.2 mi/day
1,790 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Timberline Lodge resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail to lodge
or *take bus to sandy for $2 (bus runs 6 times a day) looks pretty far USPS only: Your Name Here c/o Timeberline Ski Area Wy' East Store Timberline, OR 97028 Timberline lodge charges $5 for holding packages for you. Use USPS only. Mail to the address above. If packages aren't picked up by winter they will return them to the sender. Their phone number is (503)272-3311. Press '0' for the operator and ask for the Gift Store. |
25. Timberline Lodge to Cascade Locks (2.7 days)
9-12-15
to 9-15-15
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47.8 mi
4,140 ft EG
17.7 mi/day
1,530 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Cascade Locks resupply exit
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Notes:
Meet up with Dad
*probably shop in a town with him |
26. Cascade Locks to White Pass (9.0 days)
9-15-15
to 9-25-15
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147.7 mi
20,822 ft EG
16.4 mi/day
2,306 ft/day
Adjustments: none
White Pass resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail food
CALLED 8-9-15 - CONFIRMED Your Name Here c/o White Pass Rural Branch PO at the Kracker Barrel Store 48851 US Highway 12 Naches, WA 98937 SEND WITH RETURN ADRESS - $3 CHARGE PER PACKAGE The post office is at the Kracker Barrel Store. No outgoing mail service available. The phone number is (509) 672-3105 . |
27. White Pass to Snoqualmie Pass (5.7 days)
9-25-15
to 10-1-15
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99.0 mi
9,185 ft EG
17.5 mi/day
1,624 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Snoqualmie Pass resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail food
*inexpensive trail food down the hill from here in North Bend if you're up for hitchiking. looks slightly far CALLED 8-9-15 - CONFIRMED $15 CHARGE PER PACKAGE PUT ETA ON PACKAGE IF WE STAY AT HOTEL THEY WILL HOLD PACKAGE FOR FREE, SPECIAL PCT RATE OF $79 A NIGHT Your Name c/o Summit Lodge 603 State Route 906 Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068 The Summit Inn is located at 603 Washington 906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA (425) 434-6300. The don't hold packages every year. Sometimes they only hold packages for people with reservations. Be sure to call them and verify before you commit to using them as a resupply. |
28. Snoqualmie Pass to Skykomish (4.8 days)
10-1-15
to 10-5-15
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74.5 mi
13,450 ft EG
15.5 mi/day
2,802 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Skykomish resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail package to skykomish PO which is far off trail (16miles)
or *go to dinsmores hiker heaven (25miles) $20 donation, can send package there -they will come pic you up if we can call Skykomish PO Your Name Here co General Delivery Skykomish, WA 98288 ETA Dinsmore's Hiker Haven UPS or FedEx Only: Your Name Here C/O Dinsmore's Hiker Haven 63330 NE 197th Place Baring, WA. 98224 Estimated Date of Arrival: (Your ETA) |
29. Skykomish to Stehekin (6.2 days)
10-5-15
to 10-13-15
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97.8 mi
16,860 ft EG
15.7 mi/day
2,704 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Stehekin resupply exit
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Notes:
*mail food
-Distance from Trail: 10.75 miles, but there is a $5 shuttle that will take you into town Stehekin PO CALLED 8-9-15 - CONFIRMED PUT ETA ON PACKAGE AND THAT WE ARE A PCT HIKER Your Name c/o General Delivery Stehekin, WA 98852 From May 15 to Oct 1 the Stehekin PO has the following schedule: Mail arrives daily beginning May 15. Mon. 7:30-4:00 closed from 12:00 to 12:30 Tues. 10:00-4:00 Wed. 10:00-4:00 Thurs.10:00-4:00 Fri. 7:30-4:00 closed from 12:00 to 1 2:30 Sat: 11:30-12:30 The office also closes to pick up and deliver mail at the boat landing. Mail Those times will be posted at the office. From July 1 to Oct 1 the mail comes in at 10:45 and goes out on the late boat. Mail close-out is at 3:30. Their phone number is (509) 699-2015. Other Info: Stehekin Outfitters carries butane canisters. |
30. Stehekin to Manning Park (5.5 days)
10-13-15
to 10-18-15
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89.4 mi
13,353 ft EG
16.2 mi/day
2,416 ft/day
Adjustments: none
Manning Park finish
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Notes:
Food is tough - no mail drop
2669 Manning Park, BC The lodge is expensive but they have a hiker rate, laundry for guests.1.800.330.3321 There is a hostel for 35 dollars a night+tax –no reservations allowed at the hostel. Small store, restaurants. Greyhound stops right in front of the lodge and takes you to Vancouver. Departs 10:10 am arrives in Vancouver 2:25pm, costs 23-46.50 depending when and how you buy your ticket. Quick Shuttle Service 800-665-2122. Service from Downtown Vancouver – Vancouver Airport – Bellingham WA – Downtown Seattle – SeaTac Airport. 2011: one way from Vancouver to SeaTac is $57. Book online and save 5%. |