Elkhorn Mountain via L-1450 Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 873 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elkhorn Mountain via L-1450 Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Little Elkhorn, WA. The route reaches Elkhorn Mountain at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 873 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Elkhorn Mountain via L-1450 Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 873 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,479–2,220 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.73433, -122.39516
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Elkhorn Mountain.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
More from this trailhead
- L-1451 Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 939 ft
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