Pyramid Peak–Naches Trail, 4 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Lester, WA. The route reaches Pyramid Peak at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 3,674 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,487 – 5,709 ft · steepest grade: 30%13.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Natches Trail 47.10688, -121.47512
Nearest town Lester, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Pyramid Peak–Naches Trail, 4 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 3,674 ft · 6 hr 8 min
Elevation 2,487–5,710 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Natches Trail · 47.10688, -121.47512
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Natches Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Naches Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Pyramid Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Pyramid Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Naches Trail, heading S.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto Natches Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 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
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 70°F45°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
80°58°
Wed
85°61°
Thu
84°58°
Fri
76°50°
Sat
74°50°
Sun
76°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~185 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Natches Trail Trailhead
- Forest Road 7068–Naches Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,665 ft
- Naches Trail–Natches Trail, 3 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 2,662 ft
- NF-684–Naches Trail, 3 sights 12 mi · ▲ 2,774 ft
- NF-152–NF-153, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 3,007 ft
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