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Yacolt Burn State Forest

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

15.4 mi · ▲ 3,302 ft · 6 hr 47 min

BG-3000 & Sword Fern Way Trail via Bells Mountain Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Alpine, WA. It climbs 3,302 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 2,205 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.80775, -122.43550
Nearest town Alpine, WA
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BG-3000 & Sword Fern Way Trail via Bells Mountain Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 3,302 ft · 6 hr 47 min

Elevation 581–2,206 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.80775, -122.43550

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 3.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1.9 miTurn right onto BG-3000, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miReach Sword Fern Way Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bg-3000-sword-fern-way-trail-out-back

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

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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