NF-152 via Pacific Crest Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 45 min

NF-152 via Pacific Crest Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 444 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,757 – 5,023 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.10001, -121.39721
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA

Directions

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NF-152 via Pacific Crest Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 4,758–5,025 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.10001, -121.39721

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 63°F / low 38° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Naches Trail, heading E.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto NF-684, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto NF-152, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach NF-152, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto NF-684, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Naches Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 63°F38°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
65°35°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 71°50°
Wed 76°54°
Thu 79°51°
Fri 71°47°
Sat 68°44°
Sun 70°43°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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