Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington

by Jeffrey P. Schaffer, Andy Selters

The 2650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, adopted by Congress as a National Scenic Trail, passes through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the United States. Hiking along this ridge-crest route, you'll see Mt. Jacinto, Mt. Whitney, Lassen Peak, Mt. Shasta, Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier and Glacier Peak. You'll traverse 24 national forests, 34 wilderness areas, 7 national parks, plus numerous other parks and recreational areas. Trail elevations range from near sea level at the Columbia River on the Oregon-Washington border, to 13,180 feet at Forester Pass in the High Sierra. Written by accomplished hikers who have each logged over 5,000 trail miles, this book is the only accurate, comprehensive guide to the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon and Washington. Featuring a complete map of the route, in the form of 149 topographic strip maps, "Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon & Washington" will give you an extensive description of the trail, tips on planning your hike, history of the trail, and information on the region's natural history, geology and ecology.

Genres: Travel, Reference, Nature, Nonfiction, Guides

344 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1974

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 1 out of 5]

The information is excellent, but I wanted to leave this one star review to warn other people who may be purchasing the book for the maps, which are atrocious. The back said the maps are worth $500 alone. I’m sorry, they are worth nothing to me. You’d think they would have at least marked the PCT in some way that made it stand out, but nope, just a black line. Again, if you’re buying this for the text and have other sources of maps, go for it. But just don’t buy this expecting the maps to be useful.