Pacific Crest Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,240 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Pacific Crest Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 1,240 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,240 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 4,758–5,284 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 47.13231, -121.38717
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 4.5 miTurn left onto Naches Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto NF-684, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Naches Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 4.4 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 4.8 mi in (~132 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Pacific Crest Trail Trailhead
- NF-684 via Pacific Crest Trail 12 mi · ▲ 1,349 ft
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