Norse Peak Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 860 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 860 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,751 – 5,259 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pyramid Peak Trailhead 47.11575, -121.40661
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA

Directions

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Pacific Crest Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 860 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 4,751–5,259 ft

Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: Pyramid Peak Trailhead · 47.11575, -121.40661

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  3. 3.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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