Yacolt Burn State Forest

L-1211A Road–L-1211B Road, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 4,002 ft · 7 hr 20 min

L-1211A Road–L-1211B Road, 3 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 4,002 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,404 – 3,399 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1511 Road 45.71924, -122.30988
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA

Directions

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L-1211A Road–L-1211B Road, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 4,002 ft · 7 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,405–3,399 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1511 Road · 45.71924, -122.30988

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 58°F / low 44° · precip 17% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start on L-1511 Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miBear right onto Grouse Vista Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
  7. 2.1 miSharp right onto L-1211 Road, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto L-1211 Road, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211A Road, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading NW.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left onto L-1211B Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miReach L-1511 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right onto L-1211 Road, heading NW.
  17. 1.2 miContinue straight onto L-1211A Road, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211 Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.8 miBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto L-1211 Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
  24. 2.1 miBear right onto Grouse Vista Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  26. 1 miBear right onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.7 miContinue straight onto L-1511 Road, heading W.
  28. 0.7 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

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 58°F44°
Feels like48°Precip17%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity69%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 6% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun 53°49° 28%
Mon 61°45°
Tue 72°41°
Wed 78°46°
Thu 74°46°
Fri 62°40°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:42 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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