Pacific Crest Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 3,384 ft · 6 hr 52 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Stabler, WA. It climbs 3,384 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 3,384 ft · 6 hr 52 min
Elevation 884–3,579 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.81924, -121.87773
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 24% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 4.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 3.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~168 min). Leave by 4:32 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,008 ft
- Gobblers Knob via Pacific Crest Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,925 ft
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