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5220-310 via Pacific Crest Trail

12 mi · ▲ 2,345 ft · 5 hr 10 min

5220-310 via Pacific Crest Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 2,345 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,538 – 5,656 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.13362, -121.33239
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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5220-310 via Pacific Crest Trail

12 mi · ▲ 2,345 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 4,538–5,656 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.13362, -121.33239

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:36 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  3. 5.4 miTurn left onto 5220-310, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach 5220-310, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  8. 5.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 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-19-km-efc5

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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