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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sixth Sense Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto L-1070 Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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.
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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.
More from this trailhead
- Bells Mountain Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Bells Mountain Trail 2 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Tarbell Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 513 ft
- Tarbell Trail 5 mi · ▲ 517 ft
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