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Yacolt Burn State Forest

BG-3000 & Sword Fern Way Trail via Bells Mountain Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 2,658 ft · 5 hr 12 min

BG-3000 & Sword Fern Way Trail via Bells Mountain Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Alpine, WA. It climbs 2,658 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 2,211 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.79691, -122.40225
Nearest town Alpine, WA
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BG-3000 & Sword Fern Way Trail via Bells Mountain Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 2,658 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 581–2,211 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.79691, -122.40225

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 51% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1 miSharp left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 1.9 miTurn right onto BG-3000, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miReach Sword Fern Way Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading S.
  16. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bg-3000-out-back

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 61°F49°
Precip51%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity61%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 21% rain10 AM: 22% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 28% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 64°50° 21%
Sun 67°51° 22%
Mon 69°45° 16%
Tue 78°48°
Wed 88°56°
Thu 77°55°

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 8:15 PM.

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