Ross' Grade Sunset Point & Thrillium MTB Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Ross' Grade Sunset Point & Thrillium MTB Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches Ross' Grade Sunset Point. It climbs 1,596 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ross' Grade Sunset Point & Thrillium MTB Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,273–2,890 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.74947, -122.32633
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cold Creek Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Thrillium MTB Trail, heading W.
- 2 miPass Ross' Grade Sunset Point.
- 0.3 miReach Ross' Grade Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Cold Creek Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bells Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Cold Creek Campground Connector via Bells Mountain Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Sixth Sense Trail–Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade) Loop, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- L-1050 Sunset Point–Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 896 ft
- Cold Creek Trail–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 6 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft
- L-1070 Road–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 7 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft
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