Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 860 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. The route reaches Skyline Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 860 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 860 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 2,553–3,017 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1520 Road · 45.69371, -122.27375
Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 58°F / low 46° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on L-1520 Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto L-1512 Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto L-1512 Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right onto L-1520 Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
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