Pacific Crest Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 281 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 4,751–4,871 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 47.10001, -121.39721
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 63°F / low 38° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 4 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- NF-152 via Pacific Crest Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 444 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,253 ft
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