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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Jones Creek Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 1,728 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Jones Creek Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 1,728 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 1,453 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.67289, -122.32835
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA
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Jones Creek Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 1,728 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 601–1,453 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.67289, -122.32835

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 67°F / low 53° · precip 52% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 1.4 miContinue straight onto B-1100 Road, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading W.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading N.
  13. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto B-1100 Road, heading SE.
  20. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jones-creek-trail-out-back-18-km-2736

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 67°F53°
Precip52%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 22% rain8 AM: 33% rain9 AM: 29% rain10 AM: 25% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 13% rain3 PM: 20% rain4 PM: 33% rain5 PM: 52% rain6 PM: 33% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 70°52° 18%
Sun 74°52° 30%
Mon 73°48° 23%
Tue 81°50°
Wed 91°56°
Thu 80°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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