Starting to really get into nature trails and walks because it's a healthy and entertaining way to get my kids outside. We've been hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for years, up along the highest portion of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain. Beautiful scenery.
I bet. I dont have any nature trails where I live.
Well, we only do parts of the trail, because it's so long. The thing's southern terminus is on the U.S. border with Mexico, a little south of Campo, California, and its northern terminus is on the Canada-US border on the edge of Manning Park in British Columbia. It stretches from California, Oregon, and Washington.. so obviously we only do a little piece of it. But it's great to get out.
I would love to hike along the West coast like that.
I hope one day we can do more sections of it. The route goes through 25 national forests and 7 national parks, so there's so much to see. I'm jealous of people that can take time off of work or family and do the entire hike. It made into a National Scenic Trail all the way back in 1968, but it still took them until 1993 to complete it. So, that gives you even more of an idea of how big it is.
Wow it must be really long?
It's the westernmost and second longest component of the Triple Crown of Hiking and is part of the 6,875-mile Great Western Loop. So, you could say it's long, in a word. It's one of the more prominent trails in the United States.
That is amazing. Are there lots of wildlife along the trail?
With how many national forests it covers, you can bet there is a lot of wildlife. And better yet, it has official status under the National Trails System Act of 1968, so it's always maintained and protected, and animals around the trail are able to prosper.
I would love to go out there and hike it one day.