Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington

Pcnst

141 mi of trail, end to end · about 28,900 ft of climbing · 154 ft–7,186 ft · native material surface · trail No. 2000 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

157 ft 3,900 ft · 38 mi high 3,900 ft

Trailheads Trailhead: Forest Road 88 - Pacific Crest Trail 3,482 ft Drive there · Trailhead: Midway - Pacific Crest Trail 4,501 ft Drive there · Trailhead: Mosquito-PCNST #2000 3,910 ft Drive there · Trailhead: Potato Hill - Pacific Crest Trail 4,757 ft Drive there · Trailhead: Sawtooth 4,269 ft Drive there · Trailhead: Trout Creek 1,195 ft Drive there

Trailhead: Forest Road 88 - Pacific Crest Trail the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to : Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 . If you head northeast you will cross Forest Road 23 and head into Mt. Adams Wilderness . If you head southeast you will walk less than a few miles in to Steamboat Lake. Form here the Pacific Crest Trail heads west to Mosquito Lake and then south the Indian Heaven Wilderness .

Paved parking for 4 vehicles and an information board.

Restrictions Pacific Crest Trail is closed to all motorized use and bicycles.

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Trailhead: Midway - Pacific Crest Trail the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to: Pacific Crest Trail #2000 which leads north to Goat Rocks Wilderness and south towards Mt. Adams.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394">Wilderness Regulations apply</a>&nbsp;in Wilderness.

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Trailhead: Mosquito-PCNST #2000 the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to : Pacific Crest Trail #2000 . From this trailhead at Mosquito Lake you can access Huckleberry fields and Indian Heaven Wilderness to the south, and Steamboat Lake and Mt Adams Wilderness to the north.

Parking is limited and only for high clearance vehicles. This trailhead has a 2 vehicle capacity. The parking area is uneven.

Restrictions Motorized &amp; Bicycle Use Prohibited.

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Trailhead: Potato Hill - Pacific Crest Trail the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to: Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 which enters Mt. Adams Wilderness to the south.

The parking area is gravel and has a 4 vehicle capacity.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394" name="undefined">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply&nbsp;within Mt Adams Wilderness.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Trailhead: Trout Creek the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

This Trail Open to Hiker and Equestrian Use.

Provides access to : Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000.

There is parking for two vehicles.

Restrictions Closed to All Motorized Use. Bicycle Use Prohibited.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong>

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Trailhead: Williams Mine the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

This Trail Open to Hiker and Equestrian Use.

Provides access to : Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 just west of Mt Adams Wilderness .

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394" name="undefined">Wilderness Regulation</a><strong><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394" name="undefined">s</a>&nbsp;</strong>apply in Mt Adams Wilderness. Closed to All Motorized Use. Bicycle Use Prohibited.<o:p></o:p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.