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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.

Elevation

0 mi1,178 – 4,134 ft · steepest grade: 25%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1210 Road 45.75459, -122.31482
Nearest town Dole, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on L-1210 Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto L-1211 Road, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto L-1211A Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211 Road, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Sturgeon Rock Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Sturgeon Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Silver Star Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Indian Pits Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.8 miReach L-1210 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miSharp left onto Silver Star Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Sturgeon Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1.3 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading W.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211A Road, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading NW.
  21. 1.4 miBear left onto L-1210 Road, heading W.
  22. 0.6 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

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 65°F50°
Precip56%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 15% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 29% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 34% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 66°49° 26%
Sun 67°52° 24%
Mon 67°47° 18%
Tue 75°48°
Wed 81°52°
Thu 72°52°

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.

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