L-1050 Sunset Point–Ross' Grade Sunset Point, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 1 hr 5 min
L-1050 Sunset Point–Ross' Grade Sunset Point, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. The route passes Ross' Grade Sunset Point before reaching L-1050 Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 576 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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L-1050 Sunset Point–Ross' Grade Sunset Point, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 2,154–2,745 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Ross' Grade · 45.71967, -122.31517
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Ross' Grade, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Thrillium MTB Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Ross' Grade Sunset Point.
- 0.7 miReach L-1050 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Ross' Grade, heading S.
- 0.5 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Ross' Grade Trailhead
- Ross' Grade Sunset Point–L-1050 Road, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 487 ft
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