r/PacificCrestTrail↗
Pacific Crest Trail
A place for people interested in the PCT to gather and share information. An open community for discussion of the PCT, with a focus on the HYOH and LNT philosophies.
88k subscribers64 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~8% by known bots)56 authors / mosince 2012
r/PacificCrestTrail has 88k members (+5.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 64 posts a month from 56 people. Top topics: Starting & Direction Choices, Backpacking Gear & Recommendations and Trails and Rivers.
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Topics and brands on r/PacificCrestTrail
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- Starting & Direction Choices3.7%
- Backpacking Gear & Recommendations0.6%
- Trails and Rivers0.3%
- Sleeping Bags0.3%
- California Wildfires0.3%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Watch Duty
- National Park Service
- Washington Trails Association
- Gaia GPS
- Raw
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