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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Little Washougal Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Little Washougal Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 727 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,371 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.67538, -122.28883
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA
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Little Washougal Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 920–1,371 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.67538, -122.28883

Weather Sep 4: Heavy rain, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Little Washougal Trail, heading W.
  3. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Beginner Bypass Trail, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Little Washougal Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Northeast Baz Road, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto B-1100 Road, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Northeast Baz Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Jones Creek Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Baz Road, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right onto Little Washougal Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Beginner Bypass Trail, heading E.
  16. 300 ftBear right onto Little Washougal Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-washougal-trail-out-back-6-km-d25b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 64°F51°
Precip56%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity77%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 34% rain9 AM: 33% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 22% rain4 PM: 37% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 27% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 66°51° 21%
Sun 69°51° 23%
Mon 71°46° 19%
Tue 79°48°
Wed 89°54°
Thu 78°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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