Yacolt Burn State Forest

Appaloosa Trail–L-1182 Road, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,601 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Appaloosa Trail–L-1182 Road, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,601 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,178 – 2,421 ft · steepest grade: 20%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1210 Road 45.75459, -122.31482
Nearest town Dole, WA

Directions

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Appaloosa Trail–L-1182 Road, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,601 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,178–2,422 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1210 Road · 45.75459, -122.31482

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on L-1210 Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto L-1211 Road, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto L-1210 Road, heading E.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Appaloosa Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right onto L-1120 Road, heading E.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Appaloosa Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.3 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.1 miSharp left onto L-1182 Road, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miReach L-1210 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right onto Appaloosa Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.3 miContinue straight onto L-1120 Road, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftSharp left onto Appaloosa Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto L-1210 Road, heading W.
  15. 250 ftBear right onto L-1211 Road, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto L-1210 Road, heading W.
  17. 0.5 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

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 65°F50°
Precip56%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 15% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 29% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 34% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 66°49° 26%
Sun 67°52° 24%
Mon 67°47° 18%
Tue 75°48°
Wed 81°52°
Thu 72°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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