Every year thousands of hikers attempt to hike from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. The PCT is one of the best hiking trails in Big Bear and visitors can hike about 25 miles of the trail as it winds around the valley. Big Bear Lake is exactly 1/10th of the way (260/2600 miles) to Canada going North from Mexico.

The best PCT access points in Big Bear
Highway 38 at Onyx Summit
PCT Highway 18 intersection
Van Dusen Canyon Road
​Cougar Crest Trail
Polique Canyon Road

Pacific Crest Trail in Big Bear

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