Pacific Crest Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,372 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 2,372 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,372 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 4,579–5,967 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 47.09150, -121.40668
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 7.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 7.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 1.8 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 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
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
More from this trailhead
- Maggie Creek Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 12 mi · ▲ 2,963 ft
- NF-152 & Naches Pass 4.2 mi · ▲ 501 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 400 ft
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