Yacolt Burn State Forest

Appaloosa Trail & L-1120 Road Loop via Tarbell Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,569 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Appaloosa Trail & L-1120 Road Loop via Tarbell Trail is a 9.7-mile loop in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,569 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,411 – 2,530 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1120 Road 45.79304, -122.30188
Nearest town Dole, WA

Directions

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Appaloosa Trail & L-1120 Road Loop via Tarbell Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,569 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,410–2,531 ft

Loop · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1120 Road · 45.79304, -122.30188

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on L-1120 Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto L-1123 Road, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto L-1123 Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto L-1120 Road, heading S.
  8. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Appaloosa Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto L-1120 Road, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miReach Appaloosa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Appaloosa Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
  13. 1.1 miBear right onto L-1182 Road, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Chinook Trail, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  16. 3.4 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Access Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F48°
Feels like47°Precip25%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity55%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 11% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun 66°51° 23%
Mon 66°45° 17%
Tue 73°46°
Wed 79°50°
Thu 70°50°
Fri 67°47° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 14 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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