Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. The route reaches Skyline Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 662 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 2,620–3,017 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.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto L-1512 Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 right onto L-1512 Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 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 7:01 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 4 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Skyline ORV Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 782 ft
- Larch Mountain via L-1511 Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 894 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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