Larch Mountain via L-1511 Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Larch Mountain via L-1511 Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. The route reaches Larch Mountain at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 894 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Larch Mountain via L-1511 Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 2,620–3,499 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.70352, -122.28657
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto L-1511 Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Larch Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 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 0.5 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 4 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Skyline ORV Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 782 ft
- Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Skyline ORV Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- L-1520 Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 731 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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