L-1070 Road–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 7 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 2 hr 2 min
L-1070 Road–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 7 sights is a 4.6-mile loop in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,012 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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L-1070 Road–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 7 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,320–2,344 ft
Loop · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1070 Road · 45.75150, -122.32704
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on L-1070 Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sixth Sense Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto L-1074 Road, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto L-1050 Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Upper Murphy's Grade, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Murphy's Grade, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from L-1070 Road Trailhead
- Bells Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Cold Creek Campground Connector via Bells Mountain Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Sixth Sense Trail–Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade) Loop, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- L-1050 Sunset Point–Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 896 ft
- Cold Creek Trail–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 6 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft
- Ross' Grade Sunset Point & Thrillium MTB Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft
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