Washington trails · Pcnst-White River
Pcnst-White River
A 34.1-mile point-to-point in Washington, with 1,810 ft of climbing. Reaches Rods Gap and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 11.4 and mile 22.8. It gives back about 5,318 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Rods Gap (pass)
- Windy Gap (pass)
- Green Pass (pass)
- Sourdough Gap (pass)
- Chinook Pass (pass)
- Bear Gap (pass)
- Sheep Lake (lake)
- Pickhandle Gap (pass)
- Blowout Mountain (summit)
- Scout Pass (pass)
Getting there
PCNST-WHITE RIVER access. About 2 h 05 min drive (52 mi, 7 of them unpaved) from Maple Valley. 47.09925, -121.39689 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:51 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:20 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:50 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 34.1-mile route works out to roughly 13 h 33 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- PCNST-WHITE RIVER + FOG CITY + Bear Gap — 5.0 mi loop, 916 ft gain
- Silver Creek Trail + Silver Creek + PCNST-WHITE RIVER — 5.6 mi loop, 1,967 ft gain
- Bullion Basin Trail + Bullion Basin + PCNST-WHITE RIVER — 6.0 mi loop, 1,958 ft gain
Nearby trails
- American Ridge — 14.0 mi
- Pacific Crest - Naches_Central — 16.9 mi
- Eastside Trail — 16.9 mi
- Domerie Peak — 17.5 mi