Pacific Crest Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft · 6 hr 10 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 1,852 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pacific Crest Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft · 6 hr 10 min
Elevation 4,718–5,284 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 47.13745, -121.34709
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 7.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 7.8 miArrive 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 6.7 mi in (~182 min). Leave by 4:19 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
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
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
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