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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Lower Murphy's Grade–Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), 5 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,306 ft · 5 hr 41 min

Lower Murphy's Grade–Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), 5 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 2,306 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 2,159 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1120 Road 45.79304, -122.30188
Nearest town Dole, WA
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Lower Murphy's Grade–Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), 5 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,306 ft · 5 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,030–2,160 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1120 Road · 45.79304, -122.30188

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:42 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. 1.6 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading S.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Murphy's Grade, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miReach Tarbell Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lower Murphy's Grade, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading N.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading N.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  18. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 2 miBear left onto L-1123 Road, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
  21. 1 miBear left onto L-1120 Road, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftArrive 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/lower-murphys-grade-tarbell-trail-aka-cold-creek-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F48°
Feels like47°Precip25%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity55%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 11% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun 66°51° 23%
Mon 66°45° 17%
Tue 73°46°
Wed 79°50°
Thu 70°50°
Fri 67°47° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 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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