Yacolt Burn State Forest

Baz Trail & Northeast Baz Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Baz Trail & Northeast Baz Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 616 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 1,326 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jones Creek Trail 45.66674, -122.31073
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA

Directions

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Baz Trail & Northeast Baz Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 764–1,325 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Jones Creek Trail · 45.66674, -122.31073

Weather Sep 4: Heavy rain, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 54% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jones Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Beginner Riding Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Baz Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Little Washougal Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miReach Baz Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Baz Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Beginner Riding Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 66°F53°
Precip54%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 23% rain8 AM: 34% rain9 AM: 31% rain10 AM: 25% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 13% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 54% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 24% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 69°52° 18%
Sun 73°52° 31%
Mon 72°47° 25%
Tue 80°49°
Wed 91°56°
Thu 80°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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