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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Larch Mountain–Appaloosa Trail Loop, 10 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 3,357 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Larch Mountain–Appaloosa Trail Loop, 10 sights is a 13.9-mile loop in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches Larch Mountain. It climbs 3,357 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 3,501 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.76110, -122.33335
Nearest town Dole, WA
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Larch Mountain–Appaloosa Trail Loop, 10 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 3,357 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,030–3,499 ft

Loop · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.76110, -122.33335

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Appaloosa Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miSharp right onto L-1210 Road, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftSharp left onto L-1211 Road, heading SE.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto L-1211A Road, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211 Road, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.8 miBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto L-1211 Road, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  15. 2.1 miBear right onto Grouse Vista Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  17. 1 miBear right onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miPass Larch Mountain.
  20. 450 ftBear left onto Tower to Meadow Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miBear right onto Bear Grass Trail, heading N.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Top Top Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading NE.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.8 miContinue straight onto L-1050 Road, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Murphy's Grade, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto L-1050 Road, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sixth Sense Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading N.
  32. 350 ftBear right onto L-1070 Road, heading N.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading N.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading N.
  35. 0.8 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  39. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  40. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/larch-mountain-loop

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 65°F50°
Precip55%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 14% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 20% rain4 PM: 32% rain5 PM: 55% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 67°49° 23%
Sun 71°52° 27%
Mon 71°47° 24%
Tue 80°50°
Wed 89°58°
Thu 78°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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