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Forest Road 7065 & Naches Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,547 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Forest Road 7065 & Naches Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 2,547 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,160 – 5,004 ft · steepest grade: 20%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.10355, -121.39648
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Forest Road 7065 & Naches Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,547 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 3,160–5,003 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.10355, -121.39648

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right onto Naches Trail, heading SW.
  6. 3.9 miTurn left onto Forest Road 7065, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miReach Naches Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Naches Trail, heading N.
  9. 2 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 1.9 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forest-road-7065-naches-trail-out-back-19-km-3b02

Trail surface

29% dirt4% gravel67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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