Comments on: Backpacking Guide for the Trans-Catalina Trail in California https://www.hopeandfeathertravels.com/backpacking-guide-for-the-trans-catalina-trail-in-california/ Hiker | Author | Outdoor Educator Wed, 14 Aug 2019 17:42:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Nancy https://www.hopeandfeathertravels.com/backpacking-guide-for-the-trans-catalina-trail-in-california/#comment-1185 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:55:29 +0000 https://www.hopeandfeathertravels.com/?p=4194#comment-1185 In reply to Katie.

Hi Katie! I completely agree with you about planning for this hike–current resources were a bit of a challenge to find. And yes, mile 29 is so treacherous! We were half laughing, half waiting to bust our butts and really get hurt down one of the longer hills! Glad you got out there and hiked it too–it’s such a treasure! 🙂

]]> By: Katie https://www.hopeandfeathertravels.com/backpacking-guide-for-the-trans-catalina-trail-in-california/#comment-1184 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:04:24 +0000 https://www.hopeandfeathertravels.com/?p=4194#comment-1184 This post is so helpful! I hiked the TCT in December (it was my first solo backpacking trip!), and planning this hike was a challenge. I ended up hiking without a permit (even though I registered for one in advance) because when I called the Conservancy they told me that my campsite reservation was my permit. I still don’t know if I did the right thing or not. I would love to see the Conservancy re-route the trail and direct hikers to approach Parsons counter-clockwise from Two Harbors. Going down Fenceline Road (mile 29) is really treacherous! If I didn’t have a backpack I think it would have been safer to crab walk down the hill in that section! 🙂

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