Baz Trail–Hagen Creek ORV Trail, 7 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,010 ft · 7 hr 6 min
Baz Trail–Hagen Creek ORV Trail, 7 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 4,010 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Baz Trail–Hagen Creek ORV Trail, 7 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,010 ft · 7 hr 6 min
Elevation 920–3,399 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1511 Road · 45.71924, -122.30988
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 58°F / low 44° · precip 17% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
- Start on L-1511 Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Mountain View Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Old Ugly ORV Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hagen Creek ORV Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto L-1560 Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Little Washougal Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Beginner Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Baz Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach L-1511 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Little Washougal Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Beginner Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Little Washougal Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Jones Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto L-1560 Road, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Hagen Creek ORV Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Old Ugly ORV Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mountain View Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto L-1511 Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.
More from L-1511 Road Trailhead
- Skyline Sunset Point–L-1511 Road, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Larch Mountain–L-1511 Road, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Hagen Creek ORV Trail–Jackson Pass Trail, 7 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 2,272 ft
- L-1211A Road–L-1211B Road, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 4,002 ft
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