Cougar Ridge Moto Trail & Jackson Pass Trail via Jones Creek Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Cougar Ridge Moto Trail & Jackson Pass Trail via Jones Creek Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Molfait Tracts, WA. It climbs 776 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cougar Ridge Moto Trail & Jackson Pass Trail via Jones Creek Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,414–1,981 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Jones Creek Trail · 45.66586, -122.26017
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 65°F / low 49° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Jackson Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Jones Creek Trail Trailhead
- Jones Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 549 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 560 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 841 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 852 ft
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