Yacolt Burn State Forest

Rock Creek Pass via Pacific Crest Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,016 ft · 6 hr 44 min

Rock Creek Pass via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Stabler, WA. The route reaches Rock Creek Pass at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 3,016 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,391 – 3,192 ft · steepest grade: 17%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lookout Mountain Road 45.79863, -122.03520
Nearest town Stabler, WA

Directions

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Rock Creek Pass via Pacific Crest Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,016 ft · 6 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,390–3,192 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Lookout Mountain Road · 45.79863, -122.03520

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

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Lookout Mountain Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  3. 6.8 miReach Rock Creek Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 6.8 miSharp left onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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