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.
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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
- Start on Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto L-1580 Road, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Old Ugly Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Old Ugly Challenge Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Ugly ORV Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Hagen Creek ORV Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto L-1560 Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Little Washougal Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Beginner Bypass Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Northeast Baz Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Jackson Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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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
More from Cougar Ridge Moto Trail Trailhead
- Jones Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 611 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 702 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 718 ft
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