AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pacific Crest Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,314 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 3,314 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,333 – 5,656 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 47.13359, -121.32932
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,314 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Elevation 3,334–5,656 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 47.13359, -121.32932

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  3. 3.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 2.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 5.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 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-22-km-939c

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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