Baz Trail & Northeast Baz Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 1 hr 27 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 618 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Baz Trail & Northeast Baz Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 789–1,371 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Northeast Baz Road · 45.66804, -122.30529
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 51° · precip 20% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Northeast Baz Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Baz Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Little Washougal Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto B-1100 Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Baz Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Baz Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading W.
- 0.7 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Northeast Baz Road Trailhead
- Jones Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 566 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 742 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 646 ft
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