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Yacolt Burn State Forest

L-1050 Sunset Point–L-1050 Road, 5 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,910 ft · 6 hr 49 min

L-1050 Sunset Point–L-1050 Road, 5 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches L-1050 Sunset Point. It climbs 2,910 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 2,293 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1120 Road 45.79304, -122.30188
Nearest town Dole, WA
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L-1050 Sunset Point–L-1050 Road, 5 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,910 ft · 6 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,030–2,292 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1120 Road · 45.79304, -122.30188

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on L-1120 Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto L-1123 Road, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.6 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cold Creek Trail, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Thrillium MTB Trail, heading SW.
  11. 1.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miPass L-1050 Sunset Point.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto L-1050 Road, heading SE.
  14. 1.4 miReach L-1050 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.6 miSharp left onto Thrillium MTB Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.5 miTurn left onto Cold Creek Trail, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading NE.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
  20. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 2 miBear left onto L-1123 Road, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
  23. 1 miBear left onto L-1120 Road, heading NE.
  24. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/l-1050-sunset-point-l-1050-road-out-back-5-sights-26-km-9ddc

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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