Little Washougal Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Little Washougal Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 805 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Little Washougal Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 920–1,325 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.67601, -122.28654
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 65°F / low 49° · precip 23% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Little Washougal Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Beginner Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Northeast Baz Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Little Washougal Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Beginner Bypass Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Little Washougal Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 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 1.7 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- L-1680 Road & Little Washougal Trail via Jones Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 577 ft
- Little Washougal Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 671 ft
- Little Washougal Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 802 ft
- Little Washougal Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 673 ft
- Baz Trail via Little Washougal Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 975 ft
- Little Washougal Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 727 ft
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