Canada will no longer let Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers cross the border
Canada will no longer let Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers cross the border
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‘The Pacific Crest Trail permit program has ended. Anyone seeking to complete the Canadian portion of the trail must use a designated port of entry’, said the CBSA. Canada has decided to block thru-hikers from entering at the northern border on an arduous 3000-mile well-known hiking trail.
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The Pacific Crest Trail – a beloved National Scenic Trail – is a vast pathway that stretches 2,699 miles from Mexico to Canada passing through California, Oregon, and Washington. However, there’s bad news for the many who adored and hoped to complete the vast trail.
As of Monday, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced it would discontinue permits for those wishing to enter Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. This means that any northbound hikers will now be forced to finish their hike at Monument 78 – an international boundary marker – and retrace their steps back along the last section of the hike back to Hart’s Pass.
The move comes a week after Donald Trump ordered harsh border control policies and just weeks after Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation from Canada’s ruling liberal party. The closest two ports are Osoyoos and Abbotsford – both of which are roughly 60 miles away from the trail.
“The Pacific Crest Trail permit program has ended. Anyone seeking to complete the Canadian portion of the trail must use a designated port of entry”, the CBSA site notice read. Traditionally, advice recommended that anyone looking to take on the expedition should seek to obtain a multiple-entry B-2 visa from their local U.S. embassy. Previously the visa and a permit would allow hikers to pass through on the trail with ease, but now they must head to an official port of entry.
