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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Bells Mountain Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Bells Mountain Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Venersborg, WA. It climbs 1,505 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 1,759 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.77627, -122.38520
Nearest town Venersborg, WA
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Bells Mountain Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 922–1,760 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.77627, -122.38520

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 53% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 4.1 miArrive 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-out-back-13-km-c640

Trail surface

27% dirt16% paved57% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 62°F47°
Precip53%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity73%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 20% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 20% rain9 AM: 22% rain10 AM: 25% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 30% rain5 PM: 53% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 65°48° 21%
Sun 69°50° 27%
Mon 69°45° 23%
Tue 78°48°
Wed 88°56°
Thu 76°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.

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