AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pacific Crest Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 2,796 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Stampede, WA. It climbs 2,796 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,484 – 4,754 ft · steepest grade: 25%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.28362, -121.34751
Nearest town Stampede, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 2,796 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Elevation 3,485–4,755 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.28362, -121.34751

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto 4100-220, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  7. 5 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 3.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miBear left onto 4100-220, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 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-19-km-4646

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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