Washington trails · Pacific Crest -Wen River_North
Pacific Crest -Wen River_North
A 34.8-mile point-to-point in Washington, with 1,967 ft of climbing. Reaches Dishpan Gap and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 6,814 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Dishpan Gap (pass)
- Grizzly Peak (summit)
- Stevens Pass (pass)
- Wards Pass (pass)
- Indian Pass (pass)
- Saddle Gap (pass)
- Union Gap (pass)
- Wenatchee Pass (pass)
- Sauk Pass (pass)
- Cady Pass (pass)
Heads up
Getting there
PACIFIC CREST TRAIL STEVENS SOUTH — parking nearby, restroom, water. 47.74675, -121.08688 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:48 a.m., the sun rises at 6:21 a.m. and sets at 7:47 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:19 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 26 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 34.8-mile route works out to roughly 13 h 51 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- W. Cady Ridge # 1054 + PACIFIC CREST -WEN RIVER_NORTH + Pass Creek — 15.5 mi loop, 4,529 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Pcnst-S-Skykomish — 10.9 mi
- Necklace Valley Trail — 14.3 mi
- Chiwaukum Creek — 15.8 mi
- Nason Ridge — 17.3 mi