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.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 3,580 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Panther Creek Horse Camp Road 45.81784, -121.88115
Nearest town Stabler, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  3. 3.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 4.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 4.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:40 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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