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A Typical PCT Thru-Hike Cost $10,000 in 2025. Here’s How We Did It for Just $6,000 Each

or years, my husband and I knew we would eventually hike the Pacific Crest Trail. We met while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2021, and after summiting Katahdin, we knew we wanted to build a life that allowed us to keep hiking together.

A Typical PCT Thru-Hike Cost $10,000 in 2025. Here’s How We Did It for Just $6,000 Each
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or years, my husband and I knew we would eventually hike the Pacific Crest Trail.

We met while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2021, and after summiting Katahdin, we knew we wanted to build a life that allowed us to keep hiking together.

We moved to Tennessee to become backpacking guides and started saving for our next big adventure.

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or years, my husband and I knew we would eventually hike the Pacific Crest Trail. We met while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2021, and after summiting Katahdin, we knew we wanted to build a life that allowed us to keep hiking together. We moved to Tennessee to become backpacking guides and started saving for our next big adventure.

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  • Over the next few years, we tackled shorter trails and worked seasonal jobs that gave us time to hike without completely blowing up our lives.

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