Yacolt Burn State Forest

L-1511 Road & L-1512 Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 28 min

L-1511 Road & L-1512 Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 584 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,618 – 3,117 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.70352, -122.28657
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA

Directions

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L-1511 Road & L-1512 Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 2,620–3,116 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.70352, -122.28657

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto L-1512 Road, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto L-1511 Road, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach L-1512 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto L-1512 Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 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

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 4 min before dark.

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