Ed's Trail Arch–Silver Star Viewpoint, 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Ed's Trail Arch–Silver Star Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Dole, WA. The route passes Silver Star Viewpoint, Ed's Trail Arch and Silver Star Viewpoint. It climbs 1,135 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ed's Trail Arch–Silver Star Viewpoint, 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 3,118–4,131 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Silver Star Trail · 45.77241, -122.24444
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 55°F / low 44° · precip 58% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Silver Star Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Silver Star Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ed's Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Star Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Silver Star Viewpoint.
- 100 ftReach Ed's Trail Arch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Ed's Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Silver Star Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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