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.
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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
- Start on L-1120 Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto L-1123 Road, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto L-1123 Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto L-1120 Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Appaloosa Trail, heading SE.
- 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 miSharp right onto Appaloosa Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto L-1182 Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Chinook Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Access Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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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
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from L-1120 Road Trailhead
- Tarbell Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 263 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 283 ft
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