Yacolt Burn State Forest

Stevenson Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,146 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Stevenson Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Stabler, WA. It climbs 3,146 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,142 – 3,087 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.80890, -121.94259
Nearest town Stabler, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)

Directions

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Stevenson Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,146 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Elevation 1,141–3,087 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.80890, -121.94259

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  4. 4.8 miSharp left onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto Stevenson Ridge Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.8 miReach Stevenson Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.8 miBear left onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  9. 4.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  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

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.1 mi in (~244 min). Leave by 3:18 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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