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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Bells Mountain Trail–L-1070 Road, 3 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,047 ft · 5 hr 51 min

Bells Mountain Trail–L-1070 Road, 3 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 2,047 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 1,598 ft15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.74947, -122.32633
Nearest town Dole, WA
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Bells Mountain Trail–L-1070 Road, 3 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,047 ft · 5 hr 51 min

Elevation 846–1,599 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.74947, -122.32633

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  6. 2.9 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 4.3 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 100 ftReach Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 7.2 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading S.
  12. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bells-mountain-trail-l-1070-road-out-back-3-sights-23-km-11da

Trail surface

89% dirt9% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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