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Yacolt Burn State Forest

L-1050 Road–L-1070 Road Loop, 7 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,328 ft · 2 hr 32 min

L-1050 Road–L-1070 Road Loop, 7 sights is a 5.6-mile loop in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,328 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,253 – 2,523 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bells Mountain Trail 45.75265, -122.32939
Nearest town Dole, WA
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L-1050 Road–L-1070 Road Loop, 7 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,328 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,254–2,524 ft

Loop · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Bells Mountain Trail · 45.75265, -122.32939

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bells Mountain Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cold Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Thrillium MTB Trail, heading S.
  8. 2.2 miContinue straight onto L-1050 Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miBear right onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Murphy's Grade, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto L-1050 Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sixth Sense Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  15. 300 ftBear right onto L-1070 Road, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading N.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miThe loop closes 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/l-1050-road-loop

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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