Pacific Crest Trail, Mexico to Canada

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) travels from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon, and Washington and is open to hikers and stock groups. About 18 miles of the trail passes through the South Unit of North Cascades National Park. PCT travelers fall into one of three categories:

• “Thru-hikers” (or -riders) is the term for those traveling the entire 2,650 mile length of the PCT in continuous, single year trip.
• “Long distance hikers” (or riders) are those traveling more than 500 continuous miles along the trail in a single trip.
• “Section hikers” (or riders) includes everyone traveling less than 500 miles in a single trip or doing more than one hiking trip on the PCT in a year.

-https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/pacific-crest-trail.htm