Forest Road 7065 & Naches Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

13 mi · ▲ 2,477 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Forest Road 7065 & Naches Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 2,477 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,160 – 5,259 ft · steepest grade: 21%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pyramid Peak Trailhead 47.11575, -121.40661
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA

Directions

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Forest Road 7065 & Naches Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

13 mi · ▲ 2,477 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Elevation 3,160–5,259 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pyramid Peak Trailhead · 47.11575, -121.40661

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.3 miTurn right onto Naches Trail, heading S.
  4. 3.9 miTurn left onto Forest Road 7065, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miReach Naches Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Naches Trail, heading N.
  7. 2 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 1.9 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  9. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

36% dirt4% gravel60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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