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Meadow Pass–Forest Road 5078, 4 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,672 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Meadow Pass–Forest Road 5078, 4 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Stampede, WA. The route reaches Meadow Pass. It climbs 1,672 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,733 – 3,675 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 5078 47.27120, -121.42596
Nearest town Stampede, WA
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Meadow Pass–Forest Road 5078, 4 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,672 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 2,734–3,675 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 5078 · 47.27120, -121.42596

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 72°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road 5078, heading N.
  2. 2.9 miPass Meadow Pass.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5484, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach Meadow Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5078, heading W.
  16. 2.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/meadow-pass-forest-road-5078-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 72°F43°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue 80°56°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 85°56°
Fri 78°51°
Sat 74°50°
Sun 73°47°

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