Indian Pits Trail–L-1210 Road, 6 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 3,282 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Indian Pits Trail–L-1210 Road, 6 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 3,282 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,178–4,134 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1210 Road · 45.75459, -122.31482
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on L-1210 Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto L-1211 Road, heading SE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto L-1211A Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211 Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Sturgeon Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Sturgeon Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Silver Star Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Indian Pits Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach L-1210 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Silver Star Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Sturgeon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211A Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear left onto L-1210 Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from L-1210 Road Trailhead
- Tarbell Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Appaloosa Trail & L-1210 Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Appaloosa Trail–L-1210 Road, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Sixth Sense Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 919 ft
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