Ross' Grade Sunset Point–L-1050 Road Loop, 8 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Ross' Grade Sunset Point–L-1050 Road Loop, 8 sights is a 5.4-mile loop in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches Ross' Grade Sunset Point. It climbs 1,354 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ross' Grade Sunset Point–L-1050 Road Loop, 8 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,273–2,665 ft
Loop · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1070 Road · 45.75150, -122.32704
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on L-1070 Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cold Creek Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Thrillium MTB Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miPass Ross' Grade Sunset Point.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ross' Grade, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto L-1050 Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Tarbell Trail (aka Cold Creek), heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Murphy's Grade, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto L-1050 Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sixth Sense Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right onto L-1070 Road, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 1.3 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from L-1070 Road Trailhead
- Bells Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Cold Creek Campground Connector via Bells Mountain Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Sixth Sense Trail–Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade) Loop, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- L-1050 Sunset Point–Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 896 ft
- Cold Creek Trail–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 6 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft
- L-1070 Road–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 7 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft
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