Naches Pass via Pacific Crest Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Naches Pass via Pacific Crest Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. The route reaches Naches Pass at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 332 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Naches Pass via Pacific Crest Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 4,751–4,932 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.08416, -121.40386
Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 68°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Naches Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 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 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,030 ft
- Forest Road 1914-793–NF-684, 3 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,617 ft
- Forest Road 1914-789–NF-684, 3 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,362 ft
- Maggie Creek Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 11 mi · ▲ 2,616 ft
- NF-152–NF-153, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 719 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 670 ft
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