Yacolt Burn State Forest

L-1300 Road & Tarbell Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,836 ft · 5 hr 41 min

L-1300 Road & Tarbell Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,836 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 1,887 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1120 Road 45.79304, -122.30188
Nearest town Dole, WA

Directions

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L-1300 Road & Tarbell Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,836 ft · 5 hr 41 min

Elevation 878–1,888 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1120 Road · 45.79304, -122.30188

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 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. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  10. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 1.1 miReach Tarbell Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 2 miBear left onto L-1123 Road, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
  18. 1 miBear left onto L-1120 Road, heading E.
  19. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 14 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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