B-1151 Road & Cougar Ridge Moto Trail via Jones Creek Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 2 hr 23 min
B-1151 Road & Cougar Ridge Moto Trail via Jones Creek Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Molfait Tracts, WA. It climbs 817 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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B-1151 Road & Cougar Ridge Moto Trail via Jones Creek Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,130–1,613 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Jones Creek Trail · 45.66663, -122.25834
Weather Sep 4: Heavy rain, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 56% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Jones Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Northeast Baz Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto B-1100 Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto B-1151 Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto B-1100 Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jones Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Jones Creek Trail Trailhead
- Jones Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Cougar Ridge Moto Trail & Jackson Pass Trail via Jones Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 776 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 549 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 560 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 841 ft
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