L-1520 Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 1 hr 30 min
L-1520 Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 599 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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L-1520 Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,553–3,017 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1520 Road · 45.69371, -122.27375
Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 58°F / low 46° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on L-1520 Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.4 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 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
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