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Federal cuts disrupt repairs to iconic U.S. trails
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through three western states is already challenging. Now the grueling journey may become even tougher this year due to federal cuts.
5 of 16 | A tag hangs off the pack of hiker Laura Flocchini as she gets ready to begin the Pacific Crest Trail at the southern terminus near the border with Mexico, Monday, March 24, 2025, near Campo, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ShareCAMPO, Calif. (AP) — Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is a challenge, especially for adventurers making the entire run from Southern California to Canada, and Eric Kipperman’s job is to greet them at the start and lay bare the difficulties ahead. Ahead of the busy summer hiking season, funding freezes and mass layoffs also are disrupting repairs on the East Coast’s Appalachian Trail after nearly 500 miles (800 kilometers) were damaged by Hurricane Helene, underscoring how President Donald Trump’s dramatic downsizing of the U.S. government is touching even the nation’s remote backcountry where vacationers, wanderers and escapists alike retreat to leave modern life behind.
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