Jones Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 2 hr
Jones Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Molfait Tracts, WA. It climbs 718 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jones Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 1,275–1,663 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
- Start on Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jones Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn left 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 N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jones Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Cougar Ridge Moto Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Cougar Ridge Moto Trail Trailhead
- Jones Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 611 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Jones Creek Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 702 ft
- Cougar Ridge Moto Trail–Hagen Creek ORV Trail Loop, 8 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 2,609 ft
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