{"id":24298,"date":"2018-02-22T09:01:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T17:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=24298"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:24:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T20:24:55","slug":"quiz-should-you-hike-the-appalachian-trail-or-the-pacific-crest-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/quiz-should-you-hike-the-appalachian-trail-or-the-pacific-crest-trail","title":{"rendered":"Quiz: Should You Hike the Appalachian Trail or the Pacific Crest Trail?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><script>\n                            if (window.qmn_quiz_data === undefined) {\n                                    window.qmn_quiz_data = new Object();\n                            }\n                    <\/script><script>window.qmn_quiz_data[\"8\"] = {\"quiz_id\":\"8\",\"quiz_name\":\"shouldyouhiketheappalachiantrailorthepacificcresttrail\",\"disable_answer\":0,\"ajax_show_correct\":0,\"progress_bar\":\"0\",\"contact_info_location\":\"0\",\"qpages\":{\"1\":{\"id\":\"1\",\"quizID\":\"8\",\"pagekey\":\"fr5yVnMH\",\"hide_prevbtn\":\"0\"}},\"skip_validation_time_expire\":0,\"timer_limit_val\":0,\"disable_scroll_next_previous_click\":0,\"disable_scroll_on_result\":0,\"disable_first_page\":\"0\",\"enable_result_after_timer_end\":0,\"enable_quick_result_mc\":0,\"end_quiz_if_wrong\":\"0\",\"form_disable_autofill\":0,\"disable_mathjax\":0,\"enable_quick_correct_answer_info\":\"0\",\"quick_result_correct_answer_text\":\"Correct! You have selected correct answer.\",\"quick_result_wrong_answer_text\":\"Wrong! You have selected wrong answer.\",\"quiz_processing_message\":\"\",\"quiz_limit_choice\":\"Limit of choice is reached.\",\"not_allow_after_expired_time\":0,\"scheduled_time_end\":false,\"prevent_reload\":0,\"limit_email_based_submission\":0,\"total_user_tries\":\"0\",\"is_logged_in\":false,\"error_messages\":{\"email_error_text\":\"Not a valid e-mail address!\",\"number_error_text\":\"This field must be a number!\",\"incorrect_error_text\":\"The entered text is not correct!\",\"empty_error_text\":\"Please complete all required fields!\",\"url_error_text\":\"The entered URL is not valid!\",\"minlength_error_text\":\"Required atleast %minlength% characters.\",\"maxlength_error_text\":\"Maximum %maxlength% characters allowed.\",\"recaptcha_error_text\":\"ReCaptcha is missing\"},\"first_page\":false,\"questions_settings\":[]}\n                    <\/script>\t\t<div class='qsm-quiz-container qsm-quiz-container-8 qmn_quiz_container mlw_qmn_quiz  quiz_theme_default  '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"qsm-quiz-default-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/Hero-Image-Quiz.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Featured Image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form name=\"quizForm8\" id=\"quizForm8\" action=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24298\" method=\"POST\" class=\"qsm-quiz-form qmn_quiz_form mlw_quiz_form\" novalidate enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"qsm_hidden_questions\" id=\"qsm_hidden_questions\" value=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"qsm_nonce\" id=\"qsm_nonce_8\" value=\"3e13c439c1\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"qsm_unique_key\" id=\"qsm_unique_key_8\" value=\"69d91e44e3b36\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"mlw_error_message\" class=\"qsm-error-message qmn_error_message_section\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"mlw_top_of_quiz\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"qsm-page \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_section quiz_begin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='qsm-before-message mlw_qmn_message_before'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re considering whether to hike the Pacific Crest Trail or Appalachian Trail, you&#8217;ve come to the right place: We are happy to provide a tiebreaker in the form of a quiz for this important decision.<\/p>\n<p>Jokes aside: While we can&#8217;t tell you what trail is right for you (only you can decide that), we can help you gain a better perspective on which to weigh more heavily based on your preferences for weather, trail towns and planning.<\/p>\n<p>For additional details on how these two thru-hikes differ, check out this article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/the-appalachian-trail-vs-pacific-crest-trail-which-hike-is-right-for-you\">The Appalachian Trail vs. Pacific Crest Trail: Which Hike Is Right for You?<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_section qsm-question-wrapper question-type-0 question-section-id-74 \" data-qid=\"74\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_new_question'>How much do you like being around people? <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qsm-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/ath_04032024_002_lg.jpeg?fit=1841%2C1227&#038;resize=1200%2C800\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Picture of hikers on the Appalachian Trail.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_question  qsm_remove_bold' >\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<fieldset>\n\t\t<legend><\/legend>\n\t<div class='qmn_radio_answers mlwRequiredRadio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question74-1 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question74\" id=\"question74_1\" value=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question74_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tI love being around people!\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question74-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question74\" id=\"question74_2\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question74_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tI prefer solitude.\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question74-3 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question74\" id=\"question74_3\" value=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question74_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tI can take them or leave them.\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<label style=\"display: none !important;\" for=\"question74_none\">None<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" style=\"display: none;\" name=\"question74\" id=\"question74_none\" checked=\"checked\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"answer_limit_keys_74\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_section qsm-question-wrapper question-type-0 question-section-id-75 \" data-qid=\"75\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_new_question'>How do you define a &quot;true&quot; thru-hike? <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qsm-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/PCT_051616_38524_lg.jpeg?fit=4096%2C2731&#038;resize=1200%2C800\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Photo of a meadow along a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_question  qsm_remove_bold' >\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<fieldset>\n\t\t<legend><\/legend>\n\t<div class='qmn_radio_answers mlwRequiredRadio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question75-1 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question75\" id=\"question75_1\" value=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question75_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHiking some portion of a long trail\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question75-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question75\" id=\"question75_2\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question75_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHYOH (Hiking Your Own Hike)\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question75-3 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question75\" id=\"question75_3\" value=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question75_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHiking every mile, continuously\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<label style=\"display: none !important;\" for=\"question75_none\">None<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" style=\"display: none;\" name=\"question75\" id=\"question75_none\" checked=\"checked\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"answer_limit_keys_75\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_section qsm-question-wrapper question-type-0 question-section-id-76 \" data-qid=\"76\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_new_question'>Are you a backpacking expert? <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qsm-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/ATV_053118_55313_lg.jpeg?fit=4096%2C2732&#038;resize=1200%2C800\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_question  qsm_remove_bold' >\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<fieldset>\n\t\t<legend><\/legend>\n\t<div class='qmn_radio_answers mlwRequiredRadio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question76-1 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question76\" id=\"question76_1\" value=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question76_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tI hike hundreds of miles each year.\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question76-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question76\" id=\"question76_2\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question76_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;ve gone a few times.\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question76-3 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question76\" id=\"question76_3\" value=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question76_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBackpacking? Count me out.\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<label style=\"display: none !important;\" for=\"question76_none\">None<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" style=\"display: none;\" name=\"question76\" id=\"question76_none\" checked=\"checked\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"answer_limit_keys_76\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_section qsm-question-wrapper question-type-0 question-section-id-77 \" data-qid=\"77\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_new_question'>How do you feel about wet weather? <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qsm-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/PCW_012517_001_lg.jpeg?fit=4000%2C3000&#038;resize=1200%2C900\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qsm-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/mwl_121823_018_lg.jpeg?fit=1808%2C1205&#038;resize=1200%2C800\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Photo of a landscape along the Appalachian Trail.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_question  qsm_remove_bold' >\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<fieldset>\n\t\t<legend><\/legend>\n\t<div class='qmn_radio_answers mlwRequiredRadio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question78-1 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question78\" id=\"question78_1\" value=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question78_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn my bed\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question78-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question78\" id=\"question78_2\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question78_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn my tent\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question78-3 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' class='qmn_quiz_radio qmn-multiple-choice-input ' name=\"question78\" id=\"question78_3\" value=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"qsm-input-label\" for=\"question78_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn a shelter\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<label style=\"display: none !important;\" for=\"question78_none\">None<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" style=\"display: none;\" name=\"question78\" id=\"question78_none\" checked=\"checked\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"answer_limit_keys_78\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_section qsm-question-wrapper question-type-0 question-section-id-79 \" data-qid=\"79\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_new_question'>Do you like planning? <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qsm-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/PCT_051616_38525_lg.jpeg?fit=3884%2C2589&#038;resize=1200%2C800\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Photo of a lake with a rugged landscape in the background.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='mlw_qmn_question  qsm_remove_bold' >\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<fieldset>\n\t\t<legend><\/legend>\n\t<div class='qmn_radio_answers mlwRequiredRadio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qmn_mc_answer_wrap  mrq_checkbox_class\" id=\"question79-1 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type='radio' 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