Jones Creek Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Jones Creek Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 701 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jones Creek Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 764–1,383 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Jones Creek Trail · 45.66674, -122.31073
Weather Sep 4: Heavy rain, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 54% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jones Creek Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Beginner Riding Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto B-1100 Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Beginner Riding Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 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 1.7 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Jones Creek Trail Trailhead
- Baz Trail & Northeast Baz Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 616 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 622 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 797 ft
- Little Washougal Trail via Jones Creek Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 875 ft
- B-1151 Road–Baz Trail, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 877 ft
- Jackson Pass Trail via Jones Creek Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft
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