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Norse Peak Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 930 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,751 – 5,004 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.10355, -121.39648
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Pacific Crest Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 4,751–5,003 ft

Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: 47.10355, -121.39648

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  5. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pacific-crest-trail-out-back-3-km-037d

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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