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Pacific Crest Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,497 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Martin, WA. It climbs 2,497 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,652 – 4,370 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.25902, -121.31383
Nearest town Martin, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,497 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Elevation 3,651–4,370 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.25902, -121.31383

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading N.
  3. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  5. 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  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. 200 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 3.7 miBear left onto Forest Road 4100-126, heading E.
  12. 1 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 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-20-km-9bc5

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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