Yacolt Burn State Forest

Jones Creek Trail

11 mi · ▲ 1,700 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Jones Creek Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 1,700 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 1,453 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Jones Creek Trail

11 mi · ▲ 1,700 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Elevation 601–1,453 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.67289, -122.32835

Weather Sep 4: 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading E.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto B-1100 Road, heading SE.
  18. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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