Stampede Pass & 5400-332 via Pacific Crest Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 3,344 ft · 6 hr 56 min

Stampede Pass & 5400-332 via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Stampede, WA. The route reaches Stampede Pass at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 3,344 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,652 – 4,754 ft · steepest grade: 23%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 4100-122 47.24565, -121.33368
Nearest town Stampede, WA

Directions

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Stampede Pass & 5400-332 via Pacific Crest Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 3,344 ft · 6 hr 56 min

Elevation 3,651–4,755 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 4100-122 · 47.24565, -121.33368

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 64°F / low 40° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 4100-122, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 3 miContinue straight onto 5400-332, heading N.
  6. 3.2 miReach Stampede Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 3.2 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 4.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto 4100-122, heading S.
  11. 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 surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 64°F40°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 71°51°
Wed 77°53°
Thu 79°49°
Fri 70°43°
Sat 68°41°
Sun 71°41°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 8:13 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM — 15 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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