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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Bells Mountain Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 2,075 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Bells Mountain Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Alpine, WA. It climbs 2,075 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 2,205 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.80775, -122.43550
Nearest town Alpine, WA
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Bells Mountain Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 2,075 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 979–2,206 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.80775, -122.43550

Weather Sep 4: Heavy rain, high 65°F / low 51° · precip 47% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 3.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 3.1 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-16-km-d9a9

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 65°F51°
Precip47%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 21% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 20% 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 69°51° 18%
Sun 74°52° 26%
Mon 72°47° 20%
Tue 81°49°
Wed 89°57°
Thu 78°56°

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 8:15 PM.

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