Larch Mountain–Ross' Grade Sunset Point Loop, 8 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,233 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Larch Mountain–Ross' Grade Sunset Point Loop, 8 sights is a 4.3-mile loop in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. The route passes Larch Mountain and Ross' Grade Sunset Point. It climbs 1,233 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Larch Mountain–Ross' Grade Sunset Point Loop, 8 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,233 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 2,342–3,497 ft
Loop · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Thrillium MTB Trail · 45.72241, -122.31364
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 58°F / low 44° · precip 17% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bear Grass Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Tower to Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Larch Mountain.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bear Grass Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Top Top Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto L-1050 Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ross' Grade, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Ross' Grade Sunset Point.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Thrillium MTB Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 7:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:42 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Thrillium MTB Trail Trailhead
- Ross' Grade Sunset Point–Bear Grass Trail Loop, 8 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,133 ft
- L-1050 Sunset Point–Ross' Grade Sunset Point, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 992 ft
- Pyramid Rock–Larch Mountain, 4 summits 9 mi · ▲ 2,785 ft
- Silver Star Mountain–Larch Mountain, 4 summits 12.2 mi · ▲ 3,732 ft
- Ross' Grade Sunset Point–Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), 4 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 3,004 ft
- Sturgeon Rock–Larch Mountain, 5 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 3,846 ft
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