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Dana Point

Pacific Crest Trail

Miles to Date

386	Contiguous PCT Trail Miles from Southern Terminus (to Date)
414.3 (+26.3)	Total Pacific Crest Trail Miles (to Date)

Introduction

Intro 1	Influence of Appalachian Trail
Intro 2	Introduction to Pacific Crest Trail
Links	PCT Resources

My PCT Experience

Stats	Track Progress
Relive	Relive GPS Videos
Pics	Picture Timeline
YouTube	YouTube Videos

Google Map of Brian's PCT Progress

[2020] Section A: Campo to Warner Springs (109.5 Miles) Map

Day 1	Sept 13	Pacific Crest Trail Southern Terminus to Lake Morena County Park (Mile 0-20)
	Sept 27	Fire ~ Trail Closed
Day 2	Oct 11	Lake Morena County Park to Desert View Picnic Site (Mile 20-42.6)
Day 3	Oct 27	Desert View Picnic Site to Sunrise Trailhead Connector (Mile 42.6-59.5)
	Nov 8	Cold, Rain/Snow, Wind
Day 4	Nov 22	Sunrise Trailhead Connector to Scissors Crossing (Mile 59.5-77.3)
Days 5-6	Dec 5-6	Scissors Crossing to Montezuma Valley Road (Mile 77.3-101.2)
Day 7a	Dec 20	Montezuma Valley Road to Warner Springs (Mile 101.2-109.5)

[2020-2021] Section B: Warner Springs to San Gorgonio Pass (97.5 Miles) Map

Day 7b	Dec 20	Warner Springs Bypass (Mile 109.5-111.5)
Day 8	Jan 17	Warner Springs to Chihuahua Valley Road (Mile 111.5-127.3)
	Jan 31	Winter Storm
Day 9	Feb 28	Chihuahua Valley Road to Angel Mary's Oasis (Mile 127.3-145.4)
Day 10	March 14	Angel Mary's Oasis to State Highway 74 (Mile 145.4-151.9)
Day 11	March 28	State Highway 74 to Cedar Springs Trail (Mile 151.9-162.6)
Day 12	April 25	Cedar Springs Trail to Saddle Junction (Mile 162.6-179.4)
Day 13	Oct 9	Saddle Junction to Fuller Ridge Trailhead (Mile 179.4-190.5)
Day 14	Oct 10	Fuller Ridge Trailhead to Snow Creek Trailhead (Mile 190.5-207)

[2021-2025] Section C: San Gorgonio Pass to Cajon Pass (134.9 Miles) Map

Day 15	Dec 12, 2021	Snow Creek Trailhead to Whitewater Canyon (Mile 207-218.6)
Days 16-18	Mar 25-27, 2022	Onyx Summit to Whitewater Canyon (Mile 252-218.6) [Southbound]
Day 19	June 4, 2022	Onyx Summit to State Hwy-18 (Mile 252-266)
Day 20	Aug 13, 2022	State Hwy-18 to Polique Canyon Road (Mile 266-278.5)
Day 21	May 10, 2025	Splinters Cabin Day Use Area to Polique Canyon Road (Mile 298.5-278.5) [Southbound]
Day 22	July 12, 2025	Splinters Cabin Day Use Area to Deep Creek Hot Springs (Mile 298.5-307.9)
Day 23	Nov 24, 2024	Deep Creek Hot Springs to Silverwood Lake (Cleghorn Road) (Mile 307.9-328.9)
Day 24	Oct 8, 2022	Silverwood Lake (Cleghorn Road) to Cajon Pass (Mile 328.9-341.8)

[2021-2026] Section D: Cajon Pass to Agua Dulce (112.6 Miles) Map

Day 25a	April 16, 2023	Cajon Pass to Swarthout Canyon Rd (Mile 341.8-347.3)
Day 25b	Sept 28, 2025	Sheep Creek Truck Trail to Cajon Pass (Mile 356.2-341.8) [Southbound]
Day 26	Oct 25, 2025	Rt 2 (Inspiration Point) to Sheep Creek Truck Trail (Mile 369.4-356.2) [Southbound]
Day 27	April 25, 2026	Rt 2 (Inspiration Point) to Rt 2 (Vincent Gap) (Mile 369.4-374)
Day 28	May 10, 2026	Rt 2 (Vincent Gap) to Rt 2 (Islip Saddle) (Mile 374-386)
Day 29	TBD	Rt 2 (Islip Saddle) to Rt 2 (Three Points Trailhead) - 17.1 miles
Day 30	TBD	Rt 2 (Three Points Trailhead) to Pacifico Mountain Trailhead - 9 miles
Day 31	TBD	Pacifico Mountain Trailhead to North Fork Saddle Ranger Station - 23 miles
Day 32	TBD	North Fork Saddle Ranger Station to Indian Canyon Trailhead - 7 miles
Day 33	Jan 31, 2021	Indian Canyon Trailhead (Acton) to Vasquez Rocks (Agua Dulce)  (444.2-454.5)

Section E: Agua Dulce to Tehachapi Pass (112 Miles) Map

Leg 1	TBD	Agua Dulce to Bouquet Canyon Road
Leg 2	TBD	Bouquet Canyon Road to San Francisquito Canyon Road
Leg 3	TBD	San Francisquito Canyon Road to Upper Shake Trail
Leg 4	TBD	Upper Shake Trail to Horse Camp Trail
Leg 5	TBD	Horse Trail Camp to State Highway 138
Leg 6	May 6, 2023	W. Rosamond Blvd (Cutoff) to State Hwy 138 (Hikertown USA) (531-517) [Southbound]
Leg 7	TBD	W. Rosamond Blvd (Cutoff) to Tylerhorse Canyon
Leg 8	TBD	Tylerhorse Canyon to Tehachapi Willow Springs Road
Leg 9	TBD	Tehachapi Willow Springs Road to Tehachapi Pass

Section F: Tehachapi Pass to Walker Pass (85.5 Miles)

Day	TBD	Coming Soon

Section G: Walker Pass to Kennedy Meadows (50.2 Miles)

Day	TBD	Coming Soon

Section H: Kennedy Meadows to Cottonwood Pass (48 Miles)

Day	TBD	Coming Soon

Section I: Cottonwood Pass to Florence Lake Trail (107.5 Miles)

Day	TBD	Coming Soon

Section J: Florence Lake Trail to Tuolumne Meadows (84.8 Miles)

Day	TBD	Coming Soon

Canada: Manning Park to PCT Northern Terminus (16.6 Miles)

June 26, 2023	Canada: Manning Park to PCT Northern Terminus (round trip)

PCT Day 28: Rt 2 (Vincent Gap) to Rt 2 (Islip Saddle) (Mile 374-386)

May 10, 2026	Rt. 2 (Vincent Gap) to Rt. 2 (Islip Saddle)
Mile 374-386	4:30 (moving) / 7:02 (total)
	Max 9,385 feet (+4,100 / -4,021)

Day 28

A short PCT section of only 5 miles a couple of weeks ago prepared me for what was instore for this section.   While I hated to travel all the way up to Vincent Gap only to hike 5 miles, it paid off because there would have been to way to incorporate those 5 miles on the same day.   

Further complicating things were Rt. 2 being closed off at Vincent Gap due to earlier rain storms that had supposedly damaged sections of the road.   Since there was no access to Islip Saddle by car I spent a lot of time looking at maps and trying to figure out the best logistics for this next PCT section.  For a section day hike what it came down to is really the lesser of two evils.   One would require two cars and a couple hours driving between trailheads which would be about 5 miles shorter vs the other would only require 1 car but required a 10 mile hike along Rt. 2 back to the start. 

It was Mother's Day weekend so it wasn't possible to recruit any of my regular hiking friends so the decision was made the day before to pack for a long day hike, 12 miles on trail plus another 10 miles back to the car.   It was going to be a lot for Juno, but instead of hiking completely alone Juno would join me for the long day, 22 miles would be more than he's ever hiked in a day.   Weather was looking good for an early spring hike.   

A couple weeks ago there was a spring snow storm blowing in with likely snow on the upper peaks, so I packed some not only my hiking poles but also a set of spikes.   My goal was to make it back to the car by sunset, so working backward, my goal was to start hiking from Vincent Gap at 8 a.m.    I made a stop in Wrightwood for a parking pass and arrived just as planned.  Even for an early hike there were already a couple of cars in the parking lot so I figured I'd see at least a few hikers along the way.  

Obvious from the trail elevation profile and the 40 switchbacks the first part was going to be tough.  What's interesting about this day is that nearly every section of the PCT I've seen for the first time when I was doing a section hike with only a few exceptions.   In this case, I'd hiked Baden-Powell 6 years before so I've seen the first 4 miles as well as I hiked 2 years ago Windy Gap to Mt. Hawkins so I'd seen that section as well.