'Everyone's been hopping sections': Glacier Peak wildfires disrupt PCT

STEVENS PASS — About 40 to 50 northbound hikers may be entering Washington each day on the Pacific Crest Trail, according to the PCT Association’s best estimate.

Many of them may be unaware of the road and trail closures that await them.

At least three wildfires throughout the Glacier Peak Wilderness have forced numerous hikers to bypass different sections of the 2,650-mile PCT. It’s been a “highly unusual” year for thru-hikers, as record snow in the Sierra Nevada also forced many to reroute, said Scott Wilkinson, a spokesperson for the PCT Association.

The number of thru-hikers in Washington usually peaks around this time: late August into early September.

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