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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.

Elevation

0 mi3,918 – 4,754 ft · steepest grade: 21%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.25902, -121.31383
Nearest town Martin, WA
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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 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. 3.1 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 3.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miBear left onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading NE.
  12. 1 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 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-18-km-fd4d

Trail surface

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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