Bells Mountain Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,633 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Bells Mountain Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Venersborg, WA. It climbs 1,633 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bells Mountain Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,633 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 846–1,760 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.77627, -122.38520
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 53% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 3.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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