Yacolt Burn State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,447 – 4,134 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.69628, -122.23960
Nearest town Molfait Tracts, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto W-1280 Road, heading NE.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Silver Star Trail, heading NE.
  4. 2.7 miSharp right onto Indian Pits Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miReach W-1280 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left onto Silver Star Trail, heading N.
  7. 2.7 miTurn right onto W-1280 Road, heading S.
  8. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

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.

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