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.
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 71°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Naches Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 4 miContinue straight onto Naches Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Naches Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Naches Pass Trail, heading S.
- 4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 4.2 mi in (~153 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Naches Pass Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,930 ft
- Naches Pass 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,177 ft
- Forest Road 7068 via Naches Pass Trail 15.1 mi · ▲ 2,951 ft
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