Burley Mountain Trail #256

Washington

Washington

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2.8 mi

Distance

3,508 ft

Gain

1h 13m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Through-trail
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
2.8 mi
Elevation gain
3,508 ft
Elevation loss
3,508 ft
Highest point
4,064 ft
Lowest point
1,670 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Burley Mountain Trail #256 is a 5.52-mile out-and-back hike in Washington with 3,508 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,064 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
4,061 ft
High point
4,064 ft
Total climbing
3,508 ft
Total descent
3,508 ft
Steepest stretch
36% grade around mile 1.6 on the way out
Length (round trip)
5.5 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Cowlitz Valley Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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Silver Beach Resort

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