National Forest Development Road 5250-1 via Pacific Crest Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,987 ft · 4 hr 26 min
National Forest Development Road 5250-1 via Pacific Crest Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Stampede, WA. It climbs 1,987 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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National Forest Development Road 5250-1 via Pacific Crest Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,987 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 3,994–4,707 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 4100-122 · 47.24565, -121.33368
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 51°F / low 38° · precip 52% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 4100-122, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 5250-1, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach National Forest Development Road 5250-1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto 4100-122, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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More from 4100-122 Trailhead
- 4100-122 4.3 mi · ▲ 913 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 907 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft
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- Forest Road 5403-315 & National Forest Development Road 5407 via Pacific Crest Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft
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