Yacolt Burn State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi2,618 – 3,501 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.70352, -122.28657
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto L-1511 Road, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miReach Larch Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:43 PM

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.

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