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Pacific Crest Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,955 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Martin, WA. It climbs 1,955 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,642 – 4,485 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.8 mi

Getting there

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

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,955 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 3,643–4,485 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.25902, -121.31383

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:09 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 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 2 miSharp right onto Forest Road 5403-210, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miBear left onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading N.
  14. 1 miSharp left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pacific-crest-trail-out-back-16-km-bccb

Trail surface

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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