Pacific Crest Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,580 – 4,872 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.09150, -121.40668
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Pacific Crest Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 4,579–4,871 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.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% dirt38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 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
- Pacific Crest Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,372 ft
- Maggie Creek Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 12 mi · ▲ 2,963 ft
- NF-152 & Naches Pass 4.2 mi · ▲ 501 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 739 ft
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