Skyline ORV Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Skyline ORV Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 782 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Skyline ORV Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,620–3,389 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.70352, -122.28657
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 59°F / low 45° · precip 22% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 4 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Larch Mountain via L-1511 Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Skyline ORV Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- L-1520 Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 731 ft
- L-1511 Road & L-1512 Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Skyline ORV Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft
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