Yacolt Burn State Forest

Bells Mountain Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,270 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Bells Mountain Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Venersborg, WA. It climbs 1,270 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 1,759 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.77627, -122.38520
Nearest town Venersborg, WA

Directions

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Bells Mountain Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,270 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Elevation 846–1,760 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.77627, -122.38520

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 2.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading E.
  4. 3.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 2.1 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

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

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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