Pacific Crest Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,265 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Martin, WA. It climbs 2,265 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,265 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Elevation 3,917–4,755 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading N.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Forest Road 4100-126 3.5 mi · ▲ 664 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,587 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,955 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 10 mi · ▲ 2,170 ft
- Forest Road 5403 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,316 ft
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