Tinkham Tarns via Pacific Crest Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. The route reaches Tinkham Tarns at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,096 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,842 – 4,465 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 47.37316, -121.44687
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
Directions
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Tinkham Tarns via Pacific Crest Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,096 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 3,843–4,467 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 47.37316, -121.44687
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miReach Tinkham Tarns, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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