Naches Pass via Pacific Crest Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 52 min
Naches Pass via Pacific Crest Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. The route reaches Naches Pass at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 208 ft of elevation gain. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Naches Pass via Pacific Crest Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 52 min
Elevation 4,773–4,982 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Naches Trail · 47.09155, -121.39448
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Naches Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right onto NF-684, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Naches Pass.
- 0.2 miReach Naches Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:40 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Naches Trail Trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,110 ft
- Forest Road 1914-793 & NF-684 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,547 ft
- Forest Road 1914-789 & NF-684 via Naches Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft
- NF-152 & NF-153 via Naches Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 578 ft
- Naches Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 267 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 512 ft
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