Little Bear trail via Pacific Crest Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Little Bear trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 652 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Little Bear trail via Pacific Crest Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 4,900–5,337 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.13362, -121.33239
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 62°F / low 37° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Little Bear trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Little Bear trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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 0.9 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 591 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 6 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,374 ft
- 5220-310 via Pacific Crest Trail 12 mi · ▲ 2,345 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 2,009 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 14.1 mi · ▲ 3,332 ft
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