Plan Your Hike

Movies/Videos

• “Pacific Crest Trail Class Videos“- Class of ’03-’15. The Pacific Crest Trail Class DVD series combines the photos and video contributions of several dozen hikers from each season. The movies are not for sale, but can be downloaded and burned to DVD. To download the videos, click here.
• “Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail” – Basic Information. This is a free, must-watch video that serves as a great introduction to what it takes to hike the PCT.
• “Three Second Thru-Hike“. This is a fun 7 minute film that captures some of the most beautiful parts of the Pacific Crest Trail. If this doesn’t make you want to get out on the trail, nothing will.
• “Wild“. Academy Award Winner Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line) stars in this extraordinary true story from the director of Dallas Buyers Club and based on the best-selling novel.
• “National Geographic: Pacific Crest Trail“. A very well done Nat Geo Documentary on the PCT. If this doesn’t make you want to hike the PCT, nothing will. To watch some clips click here. To order a copy, click here.
• “Wizards of the PCT“. A new, highly recommended documentary on PCT thru hiking. You can watch the trailer by clicking here. To buy a copy, click here.
• “Fracis Tapon – First 100 Miles South Bound“. This is an 8 minute video showing the first 100 miles of the PCT from Canada.
• “How to Hike the Pacific Crest Trail“. Twenty-two successful thru-hikers share their hard-won wisdom on these two, recently updated instructional videos. This two video series is available only on DVD. This is a very helpful video for anyone in the planning phase of their thru-hike. To order a copy click here..
• “The Pacific Crest Trail Experience– The History of the PCT”. This is a 9 part online documentary about the history of the Pacific Crest Trail. You can watch the videos here. Parts 7 through 9 are currently unavailable.
• “The Runner: Extreme UltraRunner David Horton”. This is a powerful documentary about one man’s incredible thru-run of the Pacific Crest Trail. You can watch the trailer here. The DVD can be purchased through Amazon.
• “Tell it on the Mountain“. This documentary is full of tall tales and alluring lore from the Pacific Crest Trail. It has not yet finished production, but you can watch the trailer here. You can pre-order your copy of the DVD at their website.
• “Walking the West“. This is an award wining documentary about two dreamers who quit their jobs, cashed in their savings, and thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. You can watch this online, for free, or you can buy the higher quality DVD version. The DVD version can be purchased from either their website or (cheaper) from Amazon.
• “Walking West with Freedom“. Another good documentary of a PCT thru-hike. You can watch most of it online (in pieces), for free, by clicking here. To buy the full-length DVD through Campmor click here.
• “Six Million Steps“. A documentary project following thru hikers on their physical, mental and emotional journey along the 2,653 mile long Pacific Crest Trail. You can watch the trailer by clicking here.
• “Walk“ by Scott “Squatch” Herriott. This is the first in a four volume series about the Pacific Crest Trail and those brave, intrepid souls that hike its 2650+ miles full of scenic lands, dangers and personal triumphs. You can buy the DVD at Amazon, or (cheaper) from Squatch’s website. You can watch the trailer here.
• “Still Walking“ by Scott “Squatch” Herriott. This is the second in a four volume series about the Pacific Crest Trail and its thru-hikers. You can buy the DVD at Amazon, or (cheaper) at Squatch’s website. You can watch the trailer here.
• “Even More Walking“ by Scott “Squatch” Herriott. This is the third in a four volume series about the Pacific Crest Trail and its thru-hikers. You can buy the DVD at Amazon, or (cheaper) at Squatch’s website. You can watch the trailer here.
• “Walked“ by Scott “Squatch” Herriott. In his fourth and probably final installment of the “Walk” series, Squatch attempts to finish the 1,700+ miles left for him to complete a continuous path from Mexico to Canada. Over 100 new hikers interviewed along with some of your favorites like Teatree, Roni from Israel, Nabor J, etc. You can buy the DVD at Amazon, or (cheaper) from Squatch’s website. You can watch the trailer here.
• “Dana & Bill’s Thruhike Videos. Dana and Bill’s short videos from their 2009 thru hike.
• “Walking Wild: Pacific Crest Trail – Extreme North”. You can watch the trailer here. The DVD can be purchased through their website, or through Amazon.