Best hikes in Yacolt Burn State Forest
Ambleway maps 76 hikes in Yacolt Burn State Forest, from a 2.2-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Ed's Trail Arch–Silver Star Viewpoint, 3 sights. The biggest climb is CG-1450 Road & Three Corner Rock Trail, gaining 4,294 ft, and the network tops out at 4,375 ft.
- L-1195 Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Northeast Jones Creek Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Brush Lake 2.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- CG-2050 2.3 mi · ▲ 705 ft
- Silver Shadow Trail Loop via Tarbell Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 387 ft
- L-1201 Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 833 ft
- Greenleaf Pond–Kidney Lake, 4 lakes 2.7 mi · ▲ 641 ft
- Skyline ORV Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- CG-1400 Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- CG-2060 Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 921 ft
- CG-2020 & CG-2022 3.1 mi · ▲ 870 ft
- CG-2070 Road–CG-2071 Road, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- W-1280 Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 778 ft
- L-1451 Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 666 ft
- Elkhorn Mountain via L-1450 Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 873 ft
- CG-1500 Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 475 ft
- B-1100 Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- Mr. Bojangles 3.4 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- CG-2030 & CG-2031A1 3.4 mi · ▲ 922 ft
- Baz Trail & Northeast Baz Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 616 ft
- Little Washougal Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 673 ft
- L-1511 Road & L-1512 Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- L-1050 Sunset Point–Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 896 ft
- Appaloosa Trail–L-1210 Road, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Bobs Mountain 3.8 mi · ▲ 882 ft
- Three Corner Rock–Rock Creek Pass, 3 summits 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft
- L-1180 Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 914 ft
- Cold Creek Trail–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 6 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft
- Nellie Corser Cascade & Railcar Falls Loop via Cedar Swamp Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
- W-1400 4.5 mi · ▲ 993 ft
- Gillette Lake & Tamanous Trail #27 via Pacific Crest Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Appaloosa Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 836 ft
- Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 860 ft
- Forest Service Road 2280 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft
- BG-3000 4.9 mi · ▲ 911 ft
- L-1580 Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 782 ft
- Sword Fern Way Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 950 ft
- Ross' Grade Sunset Point–L-1050 Road Loop, 8 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft
- L-1120 Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Lower Murphy's Grade–Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), 6 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,257 ft
- Kidney Lake–Gillette Lake, 5 lakes 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft
- W-1270 Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,917 ft
- L-1511 Road–L-1512 Road Loop, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,242 ft
- Rock Creek Butte–CG-2030, 5 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,534 ft
- Aldrich Butte–Greenleaf Pond, 7 lakes 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,760 ft
- Bells Mountain Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft
- Greenleaf Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft
- L-1511 Road & Mountain View Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,836 ft
- B-1151 Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft
- Pyramid Rock–Larch Mountain, 4 summits 9 mi · ▲ 2,785 ft
- Cougar Ridge Moto Trail–Hagen Creek ORV Trail Loop, 8 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 2,609 ft
- Mars Landing Road via Cedar Swamp Road 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft
- Bluff Mountain Trail–Indian Pits Trail, 3 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 3,086 ft
- Star Creek Falls & Old Copper Creek Road via Bluff Mountain Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,455 ft
- Indian Pits Trail–Silver Star Trail, 3 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 3,186 ft
- Silver Star Viewpoint & Chinook Trail via Tarbell Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,480 ft
- W-2070 Road 11.2 mi · ▲ 2,447 ft
- Cedar Falls–Greenleaf Pond, 7 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,030 ft
- Bells Mountain & Moulton Falls via Bells Mountain Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,593 ft
- Mowich Butte & Sedum Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 12 mi · ▲ 3,027 ft