I hiked the corridor in 2008 and you can see the results here: <a href="http://cwillett.imathas.com/thru.html">http://cwillett.imathas.com/thru.html</a><br><br>To give you the short version: There is no trail, despite what you might read. The trail goes past some beautiful areas, but it is not well laid out and takes some detours of questionable quality. The trail goes across the grain of the land, so you're not so much going over passes as climbing between water courses. The best part of the trail, and one of the few I would go back to hike, is across the Pasayten and North Cascades. The coast is also nice.<br>
<br>The Great Divide Trail runs from Glacier north to Robson (or elsewhere). It is of much, much higher quality and I'd re-do it in a heart beat. There is no association and it isn't even an official trail any longer (unlike the PNT). But it is very scenic, takes about a month or maybe two depending on your pace. Route finding isn't so bad and you can avoid the worse sections by making judicious choices. Re-supply is harder than with the PNT, but after hiking the CDT this won't be a problem, especially if you can stretch your distances a bit and are not a picky eater. More info is at the link above.<br>
<br>Suge<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Shay Blackley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shayblackley@gmail.com">shayblackley@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I was wondering if anyone on the list has completed the Pacific Northwest Trail and would be willing to answer some questions that I have.<br><br>I'm planning my CDT hike and I thought of finishing in Glacier and just jumping on the PNT and thru hiking that one also.<br>
<br>I would love to hear how the PNT compares to the PCT (OR and WA sections) in comparison to elevation change and trail conditions.<div><br></div><div>Thanks,<br><br>Shay "Wander" Blackley</div>
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