Yacolt Burn State Forest

L-1680 Road via Jones Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,399 ft · 2 hr 4 min

L-1680 Road via Jones Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 1,399 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,493 – 2,359 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jackson Pass Trail 45.67651, -122.27191
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA

Directions

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L-1680 Road via Jones Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,399 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,491–2,360 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Jackson Pass Trail · 45.67651, -122.27191

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on Jackson Pass Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miSharp right onto L-1680 Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miReach L-1680 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Jackson Pass Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 10 min before dark.

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