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
Getting there
Directions
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
- Start on L-1511 Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto L-1512 Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Skyline Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto L-1512 Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto L-1511 Road, heading NW.
- 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
Weather
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.
More from L-1511 Road Trailhead
- Larch Mountain–L-1511 Road, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Hagen Creek ORV Trail–Jackson Pass Trail, 7 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 2,272 ft
- Baz Trail–Hagen Creek ORV Trail, 7 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 4,010 ft
- L-1211A Road–L-1211B Road, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 4,002 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Creswell Heights, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Creswell Heights, Washington