Yacolt Burn State Forest

Jones Creek Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 702 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Jones Creek Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Molfait Tracts, WA. It climbs 702 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,188 – 1,663 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cougar Ridge Moto Trail 45.66850, -122.26407
Nearest town Molfait Tracts, WA

Directions

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Jones Creek Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 702 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 1,189–1,663 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Cougar Ridge Moto Trail · 45.66850, -122.26407

Weather Sep 4: Heavy rain, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 56% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jones Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading W.
  5. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.6 miTurn left onto Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 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

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 62°F49°
Precip56%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 34% rain9 AM: 33% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 22% rain4 PM: 37% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 24% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 64°49° 20%
Sun 69°50° 31%
Mon 68°45° 26%
Tue 77°48°
Wed 87°54°
Thu 76°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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