Yacolt Burn State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi2,152 – 2,746 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ross' Grade 45.71967, -122.31517
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Ross' Grade, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Thrillium MTB Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftPass Ross' Grade Sunset Point.
  4. 0.7 miReach L-1050 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Ross' Grade, heading S.
  6. 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.

Trail surface

64% dirt36% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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