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Pacific Crest Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,451 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Pacific Crest Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Stampede, WA. It climbs 2,451 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,652 – 4,754 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 4100-122 47.24565, -121.33368
Nearest town Stampede, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,451 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 3,651–4,755 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 4100-122 · 47.24565, -121.33368

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 51°F / low 38° · precip 52% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 4100-122, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 3.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftBear left onto Forest Road 5484, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 4.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto 4100-122, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-f238

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 51°F38°
Feels like38°Precip52%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity64%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°35° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 18% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 33% rain4 PM: 52% rain5 PM: 42% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 41% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:39 PM
Sat 52°40° 45%
Sun 58°41° 30%
Mon 56°38° 16%
Tue 66°40°
Wed 70°42°
Thu 57°42°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 11 min before dark.

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