The Canadian government has discontinued permits for crossing the U.S.-Canadian border by hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

The change aligns with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol policy, which does not allow hikers to enter the United States on the trail.

Hikers now face a long detour to an official border crossing if they want to trek the last few miles of the 2,650-mile ...

Thru-hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail are no longer able to enter Canada via a permit, but will have to go to a station of port instead.

Pacific Crest Trail visitors could get a permit to cross into Canada to save dozens of miles walking to the nearest U.S. road ...

The Pacific Crest Trail permit program has ended. Anyone seeking to complete the Canadian portion of the trail must use a ...

An estimated 700 people completed the long-distance trail in 2024, per the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Trail information ...

The Pacific Crest Trail stretches from Canada, all the way to Mexico, passing through Washington State on the way. The trail meets the Canadian border at Manning Park. Hikers will now have to take ...

The 4,265-kilometre trail stretches from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon and Washington state. The vast majority ...

The PCT is a 2,650-mile-long hiking and equestrian trail that roughly follows the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains near ...