AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pacific Crest Trail

7 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back near Martin, WA. It climbs 1,503 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,878 – 4,370 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.25902, -121.31383
Nearest town Martin, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

7 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 3,877–4,370 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.25902, -121.31383

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 66°F / low 42° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading N.
  3. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.2 miBear left onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading NE.
  7. 1 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 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-11-km-6cd7

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 66°F42°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 73°54°
Wed 79°55°
Thu 81°51°
Fri 72°45°
Sat 70°43°
Sun 73°43°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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