L-1451 Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 939 ft · 2 hr 2 min
L-1451 Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Little Elkhorn, WA. It climbs 939 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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L-1451 Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 939 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,557–2,174 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.73433, -122.39516
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto L-1451 Road, heading W.
- 1 miReach L-1451 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, 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.
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- Elkhorn Mountain via L-1450 Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 873 ft
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