Hiking the MCT means spending time in natural areas. Staying safe on your hike is your responsibility. Make sure to gather enough information and thoroughly plan your hike in advance.

Make sure to check the alerts page on the Michinoku Trail Club website first. This holds important safety information about detours, closures and more. Select the area you plan to hike using “choose area” drop-down to see info relevant to your trip.

Alerts: https://mct-a.org/en/attention/

Also please follow these rules.

• Choose your resting and camping spots carefully.
  Be careful to choose places that minimize your impact on the ground. Camp in campgrounds or after asking
  permission to camp from locals or at police boxes. Especially keep in mind that it is against the law to camp without permission on national park grounds.
• Be kind to people, plants and animals.
  Be considerate of locals. Wild animals and plants live in natural areas the trail passes through. As you walk, remember you are a guest.
• Protect our trail.
  Avoid walking off trail, and be mindful of your impact on natural areas.
• Bring garbage home.
  Take everything you brought in with you. Make sure that you are not contributing to water and ground pollution and otherwise acting to protect the local environment, plants, and animals. Plan to use toilets whenever possible.
• Be very careful with fire.
  Take the utmost care with fire. Campfires in designated areas only. Only take dead branches or wood that can easily be broken or picked up. Note that it is illegal to to damage or collect plant life inside national park grounds.