Yacolt Burn State Forest

Rock Creek Pass–CG-1450 Road, 4 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 4,040 ft · 7 hr 5 min

Rock Creek Pass–CG-1450 Road, 4 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Stabler, WA. The route reaches Rock Creek Pass. It climbs 4,040 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,391 – 3,461 ft · steepest grade: 28%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Snag Creek Trail 45.79295, -122.04650
Nearest town Stabler, WA

Directions

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Rock Creek Pass–CG-1450 Road, 4 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 4,040 ft · 7 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,390–3,462 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Snag Creek Trail · 45.79295, -122.04650

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on Snag Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left onto CG-2071 Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Snag Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2.9 miPass Rock Creek Pass.
  6. 1.4 miSharp right onto Three Corner Rock Trail-North, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto CG-1450 Road, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftReach Rock Creek Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Three Corner Rock Trail-North, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  13. 4.3 miTurn left onto Snag Creek Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto CG-2071 Road, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Snag Creek Trail, heading N.
  16. 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~216 min). Leave by 3:47 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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