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Norse Peak Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 2,110 ft · 5 hr 57 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 2,110 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,751 – 5,968 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Naches Trail 47.09155, -121.39448
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 2,110 ft · 5 hr 57 min

Elevation 4,751–5,967 ft

Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: Naches Trail · 47.09155, -121.39448

Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 50°F / low 37° · precip 52% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  2. 7.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 7.3 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-17-km-d7f4

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

SnowTemperature 50°F37°
Feels like38°Precip52%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 14% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 26% rain2 PM: 33% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 52% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 50°38° 38%
Sun 56°40° 37%
Mon 58°39° 18%
Tue 68°40°
Wed 77°46°
Thu 67°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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