Naches Pass Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,308 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Naches Pass Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 2,308 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,629 – 4,954 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.08839, -121.32976
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Naches Pass Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,308 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 3,628–4,954 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.08839, -121.32976
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Naches Pass Trail, heading W.
- 3.8 miSharp right onto NF-684, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Naches Pass Trail, heading S.
- 3.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~156 min). Leave by 4:11 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,913 ft
- Pyramid Peak & Pyramid Peak Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 3,657 ft
- Naches Pass Trail 5 mi · ▲ 873 ft
- Naches Pass 10.4 mi · ▲ 2,310 ft
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