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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 4.8 miSharp left onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Stevenson Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miReach Stevenson Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 4.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Whistle Punk Viewpoint & Whistle Punk Trail Loop 1.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Bunker Hill & Bunker Hill Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft
- Whistle Punk Viewpoint–Natural Area Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 661 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,293 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 11 mi · ▲ 2,260 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,275 ft
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