Lookout Mountain Road via Pacific Crest Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 2,583 ft · 6 hr 29 min

Lookout Mountain Road via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Stabler, WA. It climbs 2,583 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,142 – 3,192 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.80890, -121.94259
Nearest town Stabler, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)

Directions

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Lookout Mountain Road via Pacific Crest Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 2,583 ft · 6 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,141–3,192 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.80890, -121.94259

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 71°F / low 49° · precip 24% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  4. 4.8 miContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading W.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading W.
  9. 1.9 miReach Lookout Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading E.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  15. 4.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 71°F49°
Precip24%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity68%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°45° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 19% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 18% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 24% rain4 PM: 24% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun 66°54° 30%
Mon 67°48° 17%
Tue 80°49°
Wed 85°56°
Thu 74°56°
Fri 70°50° 22%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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