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North Cascades National Park/Washington

Pacific Crest Trail

4.8 mi

Distance

1,073 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 7m

Est. Time

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Pacific Crest Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

United States Forest Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:480 ft
Max:687 ft
Gain:345 ft
Loss:183 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 480 ft and 687 ft across 4.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.480 ft549 ft618 ft687 ft0.0 mi1.2 mi2.4 mi3.6 mi4.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi480 ft
High point2.7 mi687 ft
End4.8 mi642 ft

Trail Details

  • No bikes

Bike access: OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Where it is

County:
Chelan County, WA
Jurisdiction:
North Cascades National Park · United States Forest Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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