

It has Halfmile’s tracks and waypoints on it and gives you a choice of maps to download for offline use. PCT HikerBot for android (coming soon for Iphone). Halfmile also has a free highly recommended PCT smartphone app, for I-phone or Android, free downloadable maps, free tracks and waypoints, and free mobile PDF maps to store on your smartphone or print out. Halfmile’s Trail Notes-Water sources, town, and trail info in a data book format Water reports -Very important! You can pickup updated paper copies of the water report at the Idyllwild library(mile 178.6) and again at Hiker Heaven in Agua Dulce(mile 454.4) so you need only to print out for the first 178 miles. If you want one and the PCTA won’t give you one for when you want to start you can contact for one.Ĭalifornia fire permit“You must have a California Campfire Permit to use a stove, lantern, or campfire outside a developed campground or recreation area.” If you can’t get one for the day you want to start-I wouldn’t sweat it. If you get checked it will probably be in the Sierras so I’d have one by then. Permits are not required for a lot of the trail.

It is only offered as a convenience so you don’t need to get separate permits for different areas where permits are required. It’s my understanding that a thru-hiker permit is not required to thru-hike the PCT. Send updates and corrections to a PDF-version of town guide enter town guide URL into this site: I try to keep things current but there could be mistakes and things change. This is the town guide I use when I hike the PCT.

Read about Warren’s public land plan here: I’ve been busy saving the county, so only do updates when someone e-mails which isn’t often. Please be a voter.
