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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Cold Creek Campground Connector–L-1070 Road, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Cold Creek Campground Connector–L-1070 Road, 5 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 940 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,024 – 1,867 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cold Creek Campground Connector 45.76343, -122.34046
Nearest town Dole, WA
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Cold Creek Campground Connector–L-1070 Road, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,024–1,867 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Cold Creek Campground Connector · 45.76343, -122.34046

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 66°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cold Creek Campground Connector, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
  11. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 200 ftSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cold Creek Campground Connector, heading W.
  15. 0.3 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/cold-creek-campground-connector-l-1070-road-out-back-5-sights-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 66°F50°
Precip55%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity76%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 14% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 20% rain4 PM: 32% rain5 PM: 55% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 67°50° 23%
Sun 69°53° 24%
Mon 71°47° 17%
Tue 80°50°
Wed 90°58°
Thu 79°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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