Washington trails · Pacific Crest - Naches_Central
Pacific Crest - Naches_Central
A 25.6-mile point-to-point in Washington, with 1,793 ft of climbing. Reaches Chinook Pass and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 8.5 and mile 17.0. It gives back about 4,003 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Chinook Pass (pass)
- Anderson Lake (lake)
- Pipe Lake (lake)
- Snow Lake (lake)
- Buck Lake (lake)
- Beusch Lake (lake)
- Crag Lake (lake)
- Dewey Lake (lake)
- Sand Lake (lake)
- Fish Lake (lake)
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Getting there
DEWEY LAKE — parking nearby. 46.86223, -121.49627 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:52 a.m., the sun rises at 6:24 a.m. and sets at 7:47 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:19 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.6-mile route takes roughly 10 h 22 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:45 p.m. — 3 h 02 min before sunset.
Loop options
- TWIN SISTERS + PACIFIC CREST - NACHES_CENTRAL + Pot Hole — 12.1 mi loop, 1,801 ft gain
- SAND RIDGE + TUMAC + PACIFIC CREST - NACHES_CENTRAL — 12.2 mi loop, 1,682 ft gain
- SAND RIDGE + Tumac Trail + PACIFIC CREST - NACHES_CENTRAL — 12.4 mi loop, 1,810 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Eastside Trail — 1.1 mi
- Disappointment Cleaver Route — 11.4 mi
- Northern Loop — 15.7 mi
- Pcnst — 16.0 mi