L-1121B Road & Silver Shadow Trail via Tarbell Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,032 ft · 5 hr 19 min
L-1121B Road & Silver Shadow Trail via Tarbell Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 2,032 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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L-1121B Road & Silver Shadow Trail via Tarbell Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,032 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,030–2,192 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.75343, -122.31367
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto L-1121 Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto L-1121B Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Silver Shadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto L-1121 Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Tarbell Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Appaloosa Trail & L-1210 Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Appaloosa Trail–L-1210 Road, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Sixth Sense Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 919 ft
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