Indian Pits Trail–Silver Star Trail, 3 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,186 ft · 5 hr
Indian Pits Trail–Silver Star Trail, 3 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Molfait Tracts, WA. It climbs 3,186 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Indian Pits Trail–Silver Star Trail, 3 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,186 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 1,446–4,134 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.69628, -122.23960
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto W-1280 Road, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Silver Star Trail, heading NE.
- 2.7 miSharp right onto Indian Pits Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach W-1280 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Silver Star Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto W-1280 Road, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~143 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- W-1280 Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 778 ft
- W-1280 Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 805 ft
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