Cold Creek Trail–L-1075 Road, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Cold Creek Trail–L-1075 Road, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,438 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cold Creek Trail–L-1075 Road, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,273–2,627 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.74947, -122.32633
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cold Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lower Murphy's Grade, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Murphy's Grade, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto L-1050 Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Upper Murphy's Grade, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto L-1075 Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sixth Sense Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1075 Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Cold Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sixth Sense Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1075 Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Upper Murphy's Grade, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto L-1050 Road, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Upper Murphy's Grade, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Murphy's Grade, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cold Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bells Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Cold Creek Campground Connector via Bells Mountain Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Sixth Sense Trail–Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade) Loop, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- L-1050 Sunset Point–Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 896 ft
- Cold Creek Trail–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 6 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft
- L-1070 Road–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 7 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft
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