Bells Mountain Trail
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,456 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Bells Mountain Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 2,456 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bells Mountain Trail
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,456 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 846–1,599 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1300 Road · 45.76900, -122.34424
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 66°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 5.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 5.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 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 7.2 mi in (~213 min). Leave by 3:51 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from L-1300 Road Trailhead
- Bells Mountain Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Cold Creek Campground Connector via Bells Mountain Trail 5 mi · ▲ 496 ft
- Tarbell Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 783 ft
- Tarbell Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 986 ft
- Tarbell Trail 10 mi · ▲ 1,216 ft
- Bells Mountain Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,566 ft
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