Bluff Mountain Trail–L-1211 Road, 3 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 3,544 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,677 – 4,160 ft · steepest grade: 25%16.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bluff Mountain Trail 45.78051, -122.16662
Nearest town Dole, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Bluff Mountain Trail–L-1211 Road, 3 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 3,544 ft · 7 hr 8 min
Elevation 2,678–4,160 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Bluff Mountain Trail · 45.78051, -122.16662
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 57°F / low 42° · precip 29% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bluff Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 6.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sturgeon Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto L-1211 Road, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Bluff Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sturgeon Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 6.1 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 57°F42°
Feels like41°Precip29%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity73%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sun
59°44°
23%
Mon
60°39°
18%
Tue
70°41°
Wed
75°46°
Thu
65°46°
Fri
61°42°
23%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~198 min). Leave by 4:05 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Ed's Trail Arch–Silver Star Viewpoint, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 2,248 ft
- Silver Star Viewpoint & Bluff Mountain Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,736 ft
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