Bells Mountain Trail
16 mi · ▲ 2,321 ft · 6 hr 30 min
Bells Mountain Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 2,321 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi846 – 1,598 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.75343, -122.31367
Nearest town Dole, WA
Directions
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Bells Mountain Trail
16 mi · ▲ 2,321 ft · 6 hr 30 min
Elevation 846–1,599 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.75343, -122.31367
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 4.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 6.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 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
90% dirt8% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 65°F50°
Precip56%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat
66°49°
26%
Sun
67°52°
24%
Mon
67°47°
18%
Tue
75°48°
Wed
81°52°
Thu
72°52°
More from this trailhead
- Tarbell Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Appaloosa Trail & L-1210 Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Appaloosa Trail–L-1210 Road, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Sixth Sense Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 919 ft
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