AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pacific Crest Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Stampede, WA. It climbs 1,542 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,852 – 4,754 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 4100-122 47.24565, -121.33368
Nearest town Stampede, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 3,852–4,755 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 4100-122 · 47.24565, -121.33368

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 64°F / low 40° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 4100-122, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 1.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 2.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto 4100-122, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftArrive 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-b5ba

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 64°F40°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 71°51°
Wed 77°53°
Thu 79°49°
Fri 70°43°
Sat 68°41°
Sun 71°41°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 8:13 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM — 15 min before dark.

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