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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Bells Mountain Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Bells Mountain Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,928 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 1,598 ft · steepest grade: 15%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bells Mountain Trail 45.75265, -122.32939
Nearest town Dole, WA
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Bells Mountain Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Elevation 846–1,599 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Bells Mountain Trail · 45.75265, -122.32939

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bells Mountain Trail, heading N.
  2. 2.7 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 4.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 6.9 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-22-km-59a7

Trail surface

89% dirt9% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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