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