AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pacific Crest Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,745 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Martin, WA. It climbs 1,745 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,419 – 4,534 ft · steepest grade: 25%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.27242, -121.32782
Nearest town Martin, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

6 mi · ▲ 1,745 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 3,419–4,533 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.27242, -121.32782

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 69°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto 4100-154, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.7 miSharp right onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miBear right onto National Forest Development Road 154, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miArrive 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-10-km-9cbe

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 69°F45°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 76°55°
Wed 82°57°
Thu 83°53°
Fri 74°47°
Sat 72°45°
Sun 75°45°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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