Maps for the PCT

imported
#1

Where can you get maps for the PCT

Firestarter

#2

i may be wrong, but if the pcta ( http://www.pcta.org )doesn’t sell individual maps, no one except the usgs does. i do know that the pcta guide books contain sufficient maps as well as excellent trail descriptions, and may be your only set of maps dedicated to the pct.

d-low

#3

There is a set of maps of the PCT put out by the Forest Service - but they weren’t very accurate and were narrow strip maps like the guidebooks, so we found that we never used them, just the ones in the guidebooks. (I think there were three or four maps for Oregon and for Washington). Since you need the guidebooks anyway (for water sources) - don’t worry about other maps. We found that we didn’t even use the maps we had that often, the trail is generally very obvious.

Ginny

#4

I have been helping a friend get info for his 2002 PCT planned hike. What I have found helpful in getting him info about who I know and where they live in realtionship to the trail ( My wife and I are from CA originally ) are the Delorme maps.

I found that the Delorme has reasonably good maps of where the PCT goes through CA, OR, and WA with the added information of contour lines. Costs about $60 to $80 to get the Delorme Maps for all the states that the PCT runs through.

Ironically, I got those maps at the local mall in the Rand McNally store.

Mr. Boo

#5

Does anyone publish a PCT Thru-Hikers Handbook similiar to Wingfoots work for the AT???

Jeff

#6

There is a town guide that the PCTA sells as well as a data book. The town guide has some errors, but was still helpful, with maps and such. The data book was really helpful. It gives you a quick glance at how far it is between water sources that is much easier to decipher than the guidebooks. I think Karen Berger has also written a PCT planning type guide, though I haven’t seen it. It came out after we hiked in 2000.

Ginny

#7

Hi, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the PCT trail guide put out by Wilderness Press - They issue two volumes, one for California and one for Oregon/Washington.
They contain the necessary strip maps for the entire PCT plus a whole lot of other information, including (importantly) where to find water.
I used both volumes on my thru-hike, (see http://www.angelfire.com/trek/nz_usa) just tore the relevant sections out and had them forwarded on to me at intervals - They were indispensable.
Hope that helps. Geo.

Geo.

#8

I bought the Delorme Topo 4.0 software on DVD with the whole US on one disk. The interface is a bit clunky but once you figure it out the maps print out beautifully. The resolution is so good that I decided to go with Black and White instead of color at 50,000:1 resolution and 50’ contour line interval. I printed a few maps for the AT at 25,000:1 which were very nice too for my equipment shakedown hike in March. One word of caution, This takes a lot of time…I printed the maps from Hikertrash.com before buying this software so I had a good start but I’m still working on the remainder after 2 months. Also, the profile feature takes up too much space per page w/o editing the graphic image, so I ended up not using it.

Jared McClain