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.
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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
- Start on Snag Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto CG-2071 Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Snag Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miPass Rock Creek Pass.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Three Corner Rock Trail-North, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto CG-1450 Road, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Rock Creek Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Three Corner Rock Trail-North, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 4.3 miTurn left onto Snag Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto CG-2071 Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Snag Creek Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 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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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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