19.2 miles in Pasayten Wilderness from Harts Pass to Woody Pass due to the Holman Fire (PCT mile 2622.0 to 2641.2) - Done now! □.20.1 miles in Glacier Peak Wilderness from Cloudy Pass Trail Junction to Stehekin Valley Road due to the Bannock Lakes Fire (PCT mile 2551.8 to 2571.9).16.2 miles in Goat Rocks Wilderness from Coyote Trail Junction to White Pass (Hwy 12) due to the Miriam & Clear Fork Fires (PCT mile 2278.6 to 2294.8).16.2 miles in Crater Lake National Park, we followed the Crater Lake Rim alternate trail instead of the official PCT due to the 2017 Spruce Lake Fire (PCT mile 1823.0 to 1839.2) - We did these miles back in 2015 though!.3.8 miles in Angeles National Forest from Highway 2 to Buckhart Trail junction due to an endangered species (Mountain Yellow Frog) closure (PCT mile 390.2 to 394).8.6 miles in the San Bernardino National Forest near Idyllwild from Spitler Peak Trail junction to Tahquitz Valley Trail junction due to the 2013 Mountain Fire (PCT mile 168.6 to 177.2).Here is a summary of the official PCT miles we missed due to trail closures during our 2018 thruhike: Then we headed out for a 3-day, 2-night trip in the Pasayten Wilderness. So when we came back to the USA this summer to visit family in Washington, last year’s fire closures gave us a perfect excuse to escape back to the PCT! We reviewed last year’s fire closures and convinced our families to do some car camping in North Cascades National Park. Don’t worry–we more than made up for those missed miles through detours! Most of our official miles missed were due to fires burning in Washington. We did miss 84.1 miles of the official PCT due to trail closures though. Hitchhiking or two cars are necessary to do the route we did.ĭuring our 2018 PCT thruhike, we hiked every open mile of the PCT. There is not a shuttle or public transportation serving this area. We found this North Cascades NP Wilderness Trip Planner Map to be helpful: Permit information, current trail conditions, and maps can be found on the National Park and Forest Service websites: The orange line is the PCT detour we hiked in 2018. The red line is the route we hiked in 2019. We were hoping to make it to Rainy Pass on Hwy 20 for easier hitchhiking but ran out of time. We ended at Hart’s Pass Trailhead just outside of the Pasayten Wilderness, which is accessible by a dirt road off of Hwy 20. We started the hike at East Bank Trailhead in the National Park on Hwy 20. Once we were on the PCT, which is graded for stock animals, it became much easier. The hiking to get up to the PCT was quite challenging. We strung together portions of the park’s popular Devil’s Dome Loop, the Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT), and the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). North Cascades National Park has a nice map showing lots of trail in and around the park, but it turns out that many of the trails haven’t been maintained in years or are closed. Planning a loop including the PCT in this area was a bit of a challenge. We highly recommend a backpacking trip in this area! We did the 56-mile route below in August 2019 and had wonderful weather! When we thruhiked the PCT in 2018, we hiked through this area in mid to late September and were rained on for two weeks straight. The North Cascades are quite rugged and beautiful.
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