Appaloosa Trail–L-1121 Road, 5 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,510 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Appaloosa Trail–L-1121 Road, 5 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 2,510 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Appaloosa Trail–L-1121 Road, 5 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,510 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,410–2,855 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1180 Road · 45.78368, -122.27531
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on L-1180 Road, heading N.
- 2 miBear right onto L-1182 Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Chinook Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto L-1121 Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach L-1180 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto L-1120 Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto L-1123 Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto L-1120 Road, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Appaloosa Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto L-1182 Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Chinook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto L-1180 Road, heading N.
- 2 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from L-1180 Road Trailhead
- L-1180 Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 914 ft
- Bluff Mountain Trail–Indian Pits Trail, 3 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 3,086 ft
- L-1121B Road–L-1180 Road, 3 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,892 ft
- L-1123A Road–L-1180 Road, 4 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 2,562 ft
- L-1123E Road–L-1180 Road, 3 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,618 ft
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