AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Forest Road 5484 via Pacific Crest Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,775 ft · 6 hr 13 min

Forest Road 5484 via Pacific Crest Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Martin, WA. It climbs 2,775 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,068 – 4,210 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.27242, -121.32782
Nearest town Martin, WA
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Forest Road 5484 via Pacific Crest Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,775 ft · 6 hr 13 min

Elevation 3,068–4,209 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.27242, -121.32782

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto 4100-154, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  8. 5.4 miSharp right onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5484, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miReach Forest Road 5484, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  13. 4 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto 4100-154, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forest-road-5484-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F48°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Tue 54°43°
Wed 60°41°
Thu 53°41° 49%
Fri 45°38° 68%
Sat 58°32°
Sun 45°42°

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