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Forest Road 5403-315 & National Forest Development Road 5407 via Pacific Crest Trail

7 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Forest Road 5403-315 & National Forest Development Road 5407 via Pacific Crest Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back near Stampede, WA. It climbs 1,419 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,970 – 4,705 ft · steepest grade: 26%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 4100-122 47.24565, -121.33368
Nearest town Stampede, WA
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Forest Road 5403-315 & National Forest Development Road 5407 via Pacific Crest Trail

7 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 3,971–4,707 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 4100-122 · 47.24565, -121.33368

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 51°F / low 38° · precip 52% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 4100-122, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 5407, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Forest Road 5403, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 5403-315, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miReach National Forest Development Road 5407, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 5403, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto National Forest Development Road 5407, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  15. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto 4100-122, heading NE.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pacific-crest-trail-out-back-11-km-14a3

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 51°F38°
Feels like38°Precip52%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity64%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°35° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 18% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 33% rain4 PM: 52% rain5 PM: 42% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 41% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 52°40° 45%
Sun 58°41° 30%
Mon 56°38° 16%
Tue 66°40°
Wed 70°42°
Thu 57°42°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 12 min before dark.

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