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Blowout Mountain Trail #1318 & Forest Road 4110-145 via Pacific Crest Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,871 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Blowout Mountain Trail #1318 & Forest Road 4110-145 via Pacific Crest Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 2,871 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,666 – 5,656 ft · steepest grade: 32%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 47.13549, -121.33926
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Blowout Mountain Trail #1318 & Forest Road 4110-145 via Pacific Crest Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,871 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 4,667–5,656 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 47.13549, -121.33926

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:36 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  3. 3.5 miContinue straight onto Blowout Mountain Trail #1318, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Old Blowout Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Forest Road 4110-148, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 4110-141, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 4110-145, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miReach Blowout Mountain Trail #1318, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 4110-141, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 4110-148, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Blowout Mountain Trail, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Blowout Mountain Trail #1318, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  14. 3.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blowout-mountain-trail-1318-forest-road-4110-145-out-back

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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