Arch Rock Trail & Raven Roost Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 4,316 ft · 7 hr 1 min
Arch Rock Trail & Raven Roost Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 4,316 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Arch Rock Trail & Raven Roost Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 4,316 ft · 7 hr 1 min
Elevation 3,829–5,977 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Raven Roost Trailhead · 47.02424, -121.33480
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 61°F / low 35° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
- Start on Raven Roost Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 3.3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Arch Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 miReach Raven Roost Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Raven Roost Trail, heading NE.
- 3.5 miArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 8:09 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM — 6 min before dark.
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More from Raven Roost Trailhead Trailhead
- Raven Roost Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 663 ft
- Sheepherder Lake & Cougar Valley Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,497 ft
- Hidden Lake–Raven Roost Trail, 3 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 4,138 ft
- Martinson Gap & Raven Roost Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 13.4 mi · ▲ 2,713 ft
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