Yacolt Burn State Forest

Sedum Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 2,701 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Sedum Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Stabler, WA. It climbs 2,701 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 3,192 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Sedum Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 2,701 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 957–3,192 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

  1. Start on Lookout Mountain Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Sedum Ridge Trail, heading E.
  6. 4.1 miReach Sedum Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 4.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading W.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading W.
  11. 1.8 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

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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