Pacific Crest Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 930 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 4,751–5,003 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 47.10355, -121.39648
Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 69°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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
- 2.1 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
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- Pacific Crest Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 941 ft
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