Yacolt Burn State Forest

Bells Mountain Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,522 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Bells Mountain Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,522 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 1,411 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cold Creek Campground Connector 45.76343, -122.34046
Nearest town Dole, WA

Directions

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Bells Mountain Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,522 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Elevation 846–1,410 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Cold Creek Campground Connector · 45.76343, -122.34046

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 66°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cold Creek Campground Connector, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Creek Falls Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 3.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftReach Bells Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 4.8 miSharp left onto Cedar Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cold Creek Campground Connector, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

85% dirt12% paved3% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 66°F50°
Precip55%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity76%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 14% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 20% rain4 PM: 32% rain5 PM: 55% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 67°50° 23%
Sun 69°53° 24%
Mon 71°47° 17%
Tue 80°50°
Wed 90°58°
Thu 79°57°

Good to know

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