My experiences at Hikertown were pleasant enough. We were SOBO and it was right on the trail. We took a zero and then continued on our way.
It is at mile 517 going north, the last stop before the aqueduct. I’ve heard on and off that it and the trail are going to move.
Since we stopped there I’ve heard a lot of stories.
- Yogi’s backstory for Hikertown.
- Jack Fair—original property owner—2009.
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PacificCrestTrail/comments/1n7l8z5/the_worst_towns_on_the_pacific_crest_trail/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PacificCrestTrail/comments/1ub96y1/hikertown_weirdness/
- https://thetrek.co/pacific-crest-trail/a-hiker-gathering-a-night-hike-and-an-angel-in-disguise/
- Hikertown entries at TheTrek.co
- https://www.wildtimesproject.com/transmissions/next-time-skip-hiker-town/ 2014.
- https://adrr.com/d20/2023/04/30/hikertown-a-lancaster-address/—our stop https://adrr.com/d20/2023/04/29/23-miles-to-the-aqueduct-and-then-get-up-at-200-am-and-do-17-miles-to-hikertown/ 2023.
- https://trailjournals.com/search/ eg https://www.trailjournals.com/journal/entry/589949 and others.
What will/would your experience be? I don’t know.
Google search images of Hikertown.
On the reroute (hint, it is a slow moving target).
- On the reroute from 2014.
- From 2006.
- From 2025.
- https://pcttrailsidereader.com/post/633511492621385730/i-look-forward-to-the-day-when-the-pct-is-finally.
Will the reroute occur? I don’t know. 🤷♂️
