Pacific Crest Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,416 ft · 6 hr 58 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Stabler, WA. It climbs 3,416 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,416 ft · 6 hr 58 min
Elevation 882–3,579 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Panther Creek Horse Camp Road · 45.81784, -121.88115
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 4.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 4.7 mi in (~172 min). Leave by 4:28 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
More from Panther Creek Horse Camp Road Trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 958 ft
- Bunker Hill & Bunker Hill Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 2,175 ft
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