Appaloosa Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 836 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Appaloosa Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 836 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Appaloosa Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 836 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,030–1,773 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trailhead · 45.76426, -122.32136
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Appaloosa Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miSharp right onto L-1120 Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Appaloosa Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto L-1120 Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Appaloosa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Appaloosa Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto L-1120 Road, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Appaloosa Trail, heading W.
- 2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 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 2.3 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Rock Creek Trailhead Trailhead
- Tarbell Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Tarbell Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- L-1123C Road via Tarbell Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 535 ft
- L-1070 Road & Tarbell Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 469 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 838 ft
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