Pacific Crest Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 45 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 45 min
Elevation 4,751–4,871 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Naches Trail · 47.09155, -121.39448
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 50°F / low 37° · precip 52% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
More from Naches Trail Trailhead
- Naches Pass via Pacific Crest Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 208 ft
- Naches Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 267 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- NF-684 via Naches Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 347 ft
- Pyramid Peak & Pyramid Peak Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft
- NF-152 & NF-153 via Naches Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 578 ft
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