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Norse Peak Wilderness

Maggie Creek Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,490 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Maggie Creek Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 3,490 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,468 – 5,259 ft · steepest grade: 25%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pyramid Peak Trailhead 47.11575, -121.40661
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Maggie Creek Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,490 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Elevation 3,467–5,259 ft

Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness

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. 3.4 miSharp right onto Maggie Creek Trail, heading E.
  4. 4.6 miReach Maggie Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4.6 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  6. 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/maggie-creek-trail-out-back-26-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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