Washington trails · Pcnst-S-Skykomish
Pcnst-S-Skykomish
A 15.6-mile out-and-back in Washington, with 1,533 ft of climbing. Reaches Deception Pass and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,280 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Deception Pass (pass)
- Daisy Lake (lake)
- Mig Lake (lake)
- Hope Lake (lake)
- Pieper Pass (pass)
- Trap Lake (lake)
- Glacier Lake (lake)
- Deception Lakes (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:50 a.m., the sun rises at 7:21 a.m. and sets at 6:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:49 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 31.2-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 06 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Deception Creek + PCNST-S-SKYKOMISH + Deception Lakes — 11.8 mi loop, 1,779 ft gain
- Deception Creek Trail + PCNST-S-SKYKOMISH + Deception Lakes Trail — 12.3 mi loop, 1,621 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Necklace Valley Trail — 5.3 mi
- Pacific Crest -Wen River_North — 10.9 mi
- Chiwaukum Creek — 19.1 mi
- Pacific Crest - Cle Elum_South — 20.2 mi