Sedum Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,701 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Sedum Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Stabler, WA. It climbs 2,701 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sedum Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,701 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 957–3,192 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Lookout Mountain Road · 45.79863, -122.03520
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Lookout Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Sedum Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 4.1 miReach Sedum Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading W.
- 1.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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