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.
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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
- Start on L-1511 Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Grouse Vista Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto L-1211 Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto L-1211 Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211A Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto L-1211B Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach L-1511 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto L-1211 Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto L-1211A Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211 Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto L-1211 Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Grouse Vista Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto L-1511 Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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 7:22 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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