Yacolt Burn State Forest

Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 4 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 4 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Creswell Heights, WA. The route reaches Skyline Sunset Point at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,311 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,402 – 3,015 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hagen Creek ORV Trail 45.68810, -122.27324
Nearest town Creswell Heights, WA

Directions

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Skyline Sunset Point–L-1512 Road, 4 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 2,401–3,017 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Hagen Creek ORV Trail · 45.68810, -122.27324

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

  1. Start on Hagen Creek ORV Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Old Ugly ORV Trail, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mountain View Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto L-1512 Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miReach Skyline Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto L-1512 Road, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 1.4 miTurn left onto Mountain View Trail, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Old Ugly ORV Trail, heading E.
  18. 150 ftBear right onto Hagen Creek ORV Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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