Jones Creek Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,717 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Jones Creek Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 1,717 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jones Creek Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,717 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,075–2,360 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Jackson Pass Trail · 45.67651, -122.27191
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Jackson Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Jackson Pass Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 10 min before dark.
More from Jackson Pass Trail Trailhead
- Hagen Creek ORV Trail–Jones Creek Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 985 ft
- Jackson Pass Trail & L-1680 Road via Jones Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,584 ft
- L-1680 Road via Jones Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,399 ft
- Jackson Pass Trail–Jones Creek Trail, 3 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,915 ft
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