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Yacolt Burn State Forest

L-1050 Sunset Point–Cold Creek Campground Connector, 9 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,957 ft · 5 hr 21 min

L-1050 Sunset Point–Cold Creek Campground Connector, 9 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches L-1050 Sunset Point. It climbs 1,957 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 2,523 ft · steepest grade: 21%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1300 Road 45.76900, -122.34424
Nearest town Dole, WA
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L-1050 Sunset Point–Cold Creek Campground Connector, 9 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,957 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Elevation 878–2,524 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1300 Road · 45.76900, -122.34424

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.6 miContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading E.
  4. 100 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cold Creek Trail, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Thrillium MTB Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.6 miPass L-1050 Sunset Point.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miContinue straight onto L-1050 Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miBear right onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Murphy's Grade, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto L-1050 Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sixth Sense Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 1.7 miSharp right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cold Creek Campground Connector, heading N.
  21. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 250 ftTurn left onto Cedar Creek Falls Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading W.
  24. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/l-1050-sunset-point-cold-creek-campground-connector-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~155 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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