Bluff Mountain Trail–Grouse Vista Trail, 5 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,841 ft · 7 hr 11 min
Bluff Mountain Trail–Grouse Vista Trail, 5 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 3,841 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bluff Mountain Trail–Grouse Vista Trail, 5 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,841 ft · 7 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,120–4,174 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Hagen Creek ORV Trail · 45.68424, -122.27358
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 22% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on Jones Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 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 NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto L-1520 Road, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tarbell Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Grouse Vista Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Hagen Creek ORV Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Grouse Vista Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Tarbell Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto L-1520 Road, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Mountain View Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Old Ugly ORV Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hagen Creek ORV Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Jones Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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