Pacific Crest Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 3,126 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 3,126 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 3,126 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 4,374–5,663 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 47.13745, -121.34709
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 50°F / low 39° · precip 46% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 6.6 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 5220, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 6.4 miArrive 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 2.6 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
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