Pacific Crest Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 739 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,580 – 5,013 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.09150, -121.40668
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Pacific Crest Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 4,579–5,013 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.09150, -121.40668
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 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
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