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Pacific Crest Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,536 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 2,536 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,491 – 5,010 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.08777, -121.30276
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,536 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Elevation 3,490–5,009 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.08777, -121.30276

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftSharp left onto Naches Pass Trail, heading SW.
  3. 4 miContinue straight onto Naches Trail, heading N.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto Naches Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Naches Pass Trail, heading S.
  8. 4 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 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-20-km-8cf1

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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