Larch Mountain–Silver Star Viewpoint, 6 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 4,029 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Larch Mountain–Silver Star Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route passes Silver Star Viewpoint before reaching Larch Mountain at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 4,029 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Larch Mountain–Silver Star Viewpoint, 6 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 4,029 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,373–4,174 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Old Silver Star Trail · 45.77241, -122.24444
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 55°F / low 44° · precip 58% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Silver Star Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Silver Star Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ed's Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Star Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ed's Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Grouse Vista Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Skyline ORV Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Larch Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Grouse Vista Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Ed's Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ed's Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Silver Star Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Silver Star Trail Trailhead
- Silver Star Viewpoint & Old Silver Star Trail 0.9 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Ed's Trail Arch–Silver Star Viewpoint, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft
- Silver Star Mountain–Silver Star Viewpoint, 5 sights 4 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft
- Sturgeon Rock–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,543 ft
- Pyramid Rock–Silver Star Viewpoint, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 2,018 ft
- Star Creek Falls–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 4,988 ft
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