L-1520 Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 1 hr 30 min
L-1520 Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 731 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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L-1520 Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,553–2,978 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.70352, -122.28657
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 59°F / low 45° · precip 22% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto L-1520 Road, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Skyline ORV Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 782 ft
- Larch Mountain via L-1511 Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Skyline ORV Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- L-1511 Road & L-1512 Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Skyline ORV Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft
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