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<\/p>\n Established:<\/strong> October 2, 1968 <\/p>\n PCNST Map from the USDA Forest Service PCNST brochure. Image courtesy USDAFS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCNST) was one of the first two\u00a0 trails, along with the Appalachian NST<\/a>, to receive a National Trail designation as part of the passage of the 1968 National Trails System Act. The Trail passes through desert at its south end; winds through mountain ranges like the Sierra Nevada, Klamath, and Cascades; traverses six national parks including Yosemite; and explores the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. The PCNST is one of three trails that a person has to thru-hike to earn the title of \u201cTriple Crowner\u201d. The other two \u201cTriple Crown\u201d trails are the Appalachian National Scenic Trail<\/a> and the\u00a0Continental Divide National Scenic Trail<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Southern Terminus:<\/strong> US-Mexico border just south of Campo, California<\/span><\/p>\n Northern Terminus:<\/strong> US-Canada border near Ross Lake, Washington<\/span><\/p>\n The PCNST runs more than 2600 miles from the US-Mexico border to the Canadian border through three states: California<\/a>, Oregon<\/a>, and Washington<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PCNST-sign-logo-150x150.png\"){kind=logo}
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\n<\/span>Managing Nonprofit: <\/strong>Pacific Crest Trail Association<\/span><\/a>
\nManaging Agency: <\/strong>USDA Forest Service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n![\"Map](\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PCT-Map-USDAFS-2.jpg\")
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