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Meadow Pass–Forest Road 5484, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Meadow Pass–Forest Road 5484, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Stampede, WA. The route reaches Meadow Pass at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 577 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,068 – 3,648 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 5484 47.30446, -121.40357
Nearest town Stampede, WA
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Meadow Pass–Forest Road 5484, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 3,068–3,648 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 5484 · 47.30446, -121.40357

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 71°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road 5484, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miBear right onto Forest Road 5078, heading W.
  8. 150 ftReach Meadow Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftBear left onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stirrup Lake Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5484, heading NE.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/meadow-pass-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 71°F45°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity67%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue 77°57°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 83°54°
Fri 74°48°
Sat 72°47°
Sun 75°46°

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