Yacolt Burn State Forest

Jones Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Jones Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Molfait Tracts, WA. It climbs 549 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,165 – 1,434 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jones Creek Trail 45.66586, -122.26017
Nearest town Molfait Tracts, WA

Directions

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Jones Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,164–1,434 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftSharp left onto L-1580 Road, heading SE.
  5. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 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 surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F49°
Precip21%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 7% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sun 67°51° 23%
Mon 68°46° 19%
Tue 74°47°
Wed 79°51°
Thu 71°50°
Fri 69°47° 23%

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