Pacific Crest Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Stampede, WA. It climbs 1,265 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 4,239–4,755 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 4100-122 · 47.24565, -121.33368
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 4100-122, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto 4100-122, heading NE.
- 100 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 8:11 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM — 15 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from 4100-122 Trailhead
- 4100-122 4.3 mi · ▲ 913 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 907 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft
- Forest Road 5403-315 & National Forest Development Road 5407 via Pacific Crest Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,548 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,616 ft
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