AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pacific Crest Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 3,276 ft · 6 hr 26 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 3,276 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,515 – 5,656 ft · steepest grade: 34%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 47.13830, -121.36650
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 3,276 ft · 6 hr 26 min

Elevation 4,513–5,656 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 47.13830, -121.36650

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:36 PM

  1. Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  2. 5.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 6.7 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-16-km-8c5f

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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