Yacolt Burn State Forest

CG-1400 Road & Mars Landing Road via Cedar Swamp Road

13.4 mi · ▲ 3,135 ft · 6 hr 2 min

CG-1400 Road & Mars Landing Road via Cedar Swamp Road is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Skamania, WA. It climbs 3,135 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 3,274 ft · steepest grade: 29%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.68397, -122.07049
Nearest town Skamania, WA

Directions

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CG-1400 Road & Mars Landing Road via Cedar Swamp Road

13.4 mi · ▲ 3,135 ft · 6 hr 2 min

Elevation 762–3,273 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.68397, -122.07049

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 58°F / low 43° · precip 26% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto CG-1400 Road, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 1.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading SE.
  8. 2 miTurn left onto Mars Landing Road, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miReach CG-1400 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading NW.
  11. 2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 1.5 miSharp left onto CG-1400 Road, heading SE.
  15. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 100 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

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 58°F43°
Feels like42°Precip26%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity75%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 14% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 26% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sun 60°45° 26%
Mon 61°41° 21%
Tue 69°42°
Wed 74°45°
Thu 65°46°
Fri 62°42° 23%

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