The Pacific Northwest Trail is a 1,200-mile hiking trail running from the Continental Divide in Montana to the Pacific Ocean on Washington's Olympic Coast. Along the way, the PNT crosses three nationa
The Pacific Northwest Trail
The Boundary Trail section of the PNT in Horseshoe Basin, Pasayten Wilderness
Pacific Northwest Trail at Blanchard Mountain in Washington
The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail is a United States National Scenic Trail with a length measured by the Continental Divide Trail Coalition of 3,028 miles between the U.S. border with Chihu
Pacific Northwest Trail
…in northwest Montana, the Pacific Northwest Trail traverses the high mountains and valleys of Glacier National Park, where it shares mileage with the Continental Divide Trail. Then it enters Flathead National Forest, travels across the Flathead River into Polebridge, Montana, up the Whitefish Divide, into Kootenai National…
The official CDT trail marker on a pine tree in Cibola National Forest, New Mexico.
Most CDT hikers take an alternate route through the Gila Wilderness, New Mexico rather than following the official CDT.
Grays Peak, Colorado is the highest point on the CDT (4 July 2016).
A hiker near James Peak, Colorado.