Yacolt Burn State Forest

L-1123A Road–L-1180 Road, 4 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,562 ft · 5 hr 59 min

L-1123A Road–L-1180 Road, 4 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 2,562 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,211 – 2,539 ft14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1180 Road 45.78368, -122.27531
Nearest town Dole, WA

Directions

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L-1123A Road–L-1180 Road, 4 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,562 ft · 5 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,209–2,541 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1180 Road · 45.78368, -122.27531

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on L-1180 Road, heading N.
  2. 2 miBear right onto L-1182 Road, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Chinook Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.4 miTurn left onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1 miBear left onto L-1120 Road, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto L-1123 Road, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1123A Road, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto L-1123A Road, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miReach L-1180 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right onto L-1123A Road, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto L-1123 Road, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miSharp left onto L-1120 Road, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading SE.
  20. 1 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
  21. 2.4 miTurn left onto Chinook Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp left onto L-1182 Road, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miBear left onto L-1180 Road, heading NE.
  24. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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