Yacolt Burn State Forest

Skyline ORV Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Skyline ORV Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. It climbs 1,276 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,618 – 3,393 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.70352, -122.28657
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA

Directions

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Skyline ORV Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 2,620–3,393 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.70352, -122.28657

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 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.

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 4 min before dark.

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