Yacolt Burn State Forest

Cougar Ridge Moto Trail–Hagen Creek ORV Trail Loop, 8 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 2,609 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Cougar Ridge Moto Trail–Hagen Creek ORV Trail Loop, 8 sights is a 9.2-mile loop in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Molfait Tracts, WA. It climbs 2,609 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 2,435 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cougar Ridge Moto Trail 45.66850, -122.26407
Nearest town Molfait Tracts, WA

Directions

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Cougar Ridge Moto Trail–Hagen Creek ORV Trail Loop, 8 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 2,609 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 920–2,434 ft

Loop · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Cougar Ridge Moto Trail · 45.66850, -122.26407

Weather Sep 4: Heavy rain, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 56% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftSharp left onto L-1580 Road, heading SE.
  6. 1 miSharp left onto Old Ugly Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miBear right onto Old Ugly Challenge Trail, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Ugly ORV Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Hagen Creek ORV Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading W.
  11. 200 ftBear right onto L-1560 Road, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1.6 miSharp left onto Little Washougal Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.7 miBear left onto Beginner Bypass Trail, heading S.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left onto Northeast Baz Road, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left onto Jackson Pass Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.7 miSharp right onto Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 62°F49°
Precip56%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 34% rain9 AM: 33% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 22% rain4 PM: 37% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 24% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 64°49° 20%
Sun 69°50° 31%
Mon 68°45° 26%
Tue 77°48°
Wed 87°54°
Thu 76°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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