Yacolt Burn State Forest

L-1070 Road–Sixth Sense Trail, 5 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 906 ft · 2 hr 13 min

L-1070 Road–Sixth Sense Trail, 5 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 906 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,168 – 1,952 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.75448, -122.32827
Nearest town Dole, WA

Directions

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L-1070 Road–Sixth Sense Trail, 5 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 906 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,170–1,954 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.75448, -122.32827

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sixth Sense Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.3 miBear right onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftBear right onto L-1070 Road, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading W.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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