Cougar Ridge Moto Trail–Jones Creek Trail, 4 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,233 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Cougar Ridge Moto Trail–Jones Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 2,233 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cougar Ridge Moto Trail–Jones Creek Trail, 4 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,233 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 804–2,366 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Hagen Creek ORV Trail · 45.68424, -122.27358
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 22% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on L-1560 Road, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miReach Jones Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Little Washougal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Beginner Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Northeast Baz Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Hagen Creek ORV Trail Trailhead
- Deer Pen ORV Trail–Jackson Pass Trail, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Hagen Creek ORV Trail–Jones Creek Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 867 ft
- Hagen Creek ORV Trail–Jones Creek Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,573 ft
- Baz Trail–Jones Creek Trail, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 2,180 ft
- Jones Creek Trail–L-1560 Road, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 2,318 ft
- Bluff Mountain Trail–Grouse Vista Trail, 5 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 3,841 ft
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