Appaloosa Trail–L-1210 Road Loop, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 772 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Appaloosa Trail–L-1210 Road Loop, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile loop in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 772 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Appaloosa Trail–L-1210 Road Loop, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 772 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,030–1,760 ft
Loop · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trailhead · 45.76426, -122.32136
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · 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.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto L-1210 Road, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto L-1211 Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto L-1210 Road, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Appaloosa Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto L-1120 Road, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto L-1123 Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto L-1123A Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 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 1.9 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 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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