Washington trails · Pct - Methow Valley
Pct - Methow Valley
A 64.0-mile point-to-point in Washington, with 3,050 ft of climbing. Reaches Woody Pass and other pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 11,181 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Woody Pass (pass)
- Methow Pass (pass)
- Castle Pass (pass)
- Jim Pass (pass)
- Hopkins Pass (pass)
- Foggy Pass (pass)
- Cutthroat Pass (pass)
- Holman Pass (pass)
- Grasshopper Pass (pass)
- Buffalo Pass (pass)
Heads up
Getting there
RAINY PASS - PACIFIC CREST TRAIL NORTH — parking nearby, restroom, water. 48.51530, -120.73601 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:45 a.m., the sun rises at 6:18 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:19 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 28 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 64.0-mile route works out to roughly 25 h 13 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Buckskin Ridge — 15.2 mi
- Ptarmigan Traverse — 23.3 mi
- Hidden Lakes — 26.6 mi
- Larch Creek Trail — 26.6 mi