Yacolt Burn State Forest

Skyline Sunset Point–L-1511 Road, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Skyline Sunset Point–L-1511 Road, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. The route reaches Skyline Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 480 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,710 – 3,117 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1511 Road 45.71924, -122.30988
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA

Directions

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Skyline Sunset Point–L-1511 Road, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 2,708–3,116 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1511 Road · 45.71924, -122.30988

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 56°F / low 45° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on L-1511 Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto L-1512 Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miReach Skyline Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto L-1512 Road, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto L-1511 Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 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

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 56°F45°
Feels like50°Precip56%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity78%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 19% rain6 AM: 25% rain7 AM: 21% rain8 AM: 32% rain9 AM: 29% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 19% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 59°45° 23%
Sun 65°46° 29%
Mon 64°41° 26%
Tue 74°44°
Wed 83°52°
Thu 72°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.

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