Norse Peak Wilderness
Pickhandle Gap & Martinson Gap via Pacific Crest Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 3,796 ft · 7 hr 4 min
Pickhandle Gap & Martinson Gap via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. The route passes Pickhandle Gap before reaching Martinson Gap at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 3,796 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pickhandle Gap & Martinson Gap via Pacific Crest Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 3,796 ft · 7 hr 4 min
Elevation 4,856–6,389 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Bear Gap Trail #967 · 46.91160, -121.46514
Weather Jul 18: Fog, high 63°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:30 AM · sunset 8:55 PM
- Start on Bear Gap Trail #967, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Fog City Trail #967A, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Pickhandle Gap.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Basin Lake Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 3.5 miPass Martinson Gap.
- 50 ftReach Pickhandle Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 miSharp left onto Basin Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fog City Trail #967A, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bear Gap Trail #967, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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