L-1211 Road–Starway Trail, 3 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 5,188 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,513 – 4,160 ft · steepest grade: 36%13.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Starway Trail 45.78843, -122.22264
Nearest town Dole, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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L-1211 Road–Starway Trail, 3 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 5,188 ft · 7 hr
Elevation 1,514–4,160 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Starway Trail · 45.78843, -122.22264
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 61°F / low 50° · precip 57% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Starway Trail, heading E.
- 3.9 miTurn right onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sturgeon Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto L-1211 Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto L-1211 Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach Starway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto L-1211 Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Sturgeon Rock Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Starway Trail, heading E.
- 3.9 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
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 61°F50°
Precip57%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity67%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
63°48°
29%
Sun
65°50°
22%
Mon
66°45°
18%
Tue
75°47°
Wed
79°52°
Thu
71°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Starway Trail Trailhead
- Star Creek Falls via Starway Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 378 ft
- Miner's Creek Trail & Old Copper Creek Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 523 ft
- Ed's Trail Arch–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 3,882 ft
- Silver Star Viewpoint–Bluff Mountain Trail, 3 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 4,370 ft
- Silver Star Viewpoint–Bluff Mountain Trail, 3 sights 12 mi · ▲ 4,425 ft
- Silver Star Viewpoint–Bluff Mountain Trail, 4 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 4,523 ft
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