Yacolt Burn State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,076 – 2,359 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jackson Pass Trail 45.67651, -122.27191
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Jackson Pass Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right onto Jackson Pass Trail, heading E.
  5. 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

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:43 PM

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.

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