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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Bells Mountain Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,926 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Bells Mountain Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,926 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 1,598 ft · steepest grade: 21%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.75448, -122.32827
Nearest town Dole, WA
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Bells Mountain Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,926 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Elevation 846–1,599 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.75448, -122.32827

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 4.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 6.7 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-5f45

Trail surface

88% dirt10% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

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