Pacific Crest Trail
14.7 mi · ▲ 2,913 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 2,913 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
14.7 mi · ▲ 2,913 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Elevation 3,628–5,013 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.08839, -121.32976
Weather Sep 22: Fog, high 56°F / low 42° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Naches Pass Trail, heading W.
- 3.8 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 S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Naches Pass Trail, heading S.
- 3.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.1 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 4.8 mi in (~161 min). Leave by 4:03 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 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
More from this trailhead
- Pyramid Peak & Pyramid Peak Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 3,657 ft
- Naches Pass Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,308 ft
- Naches Pass Trail 5 mi · ▲ 873 ft
- Naches Pass 10.4 mi · ▲ 2,310 ft
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