Yacolt Burn State Forest

Silver Star Mountain–Bluff Mountain Trail, 4 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 4,117 ft · 6 hr 56 min

Silver Star Mountain–Bluff Mountain Trail, 4 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches Silver Star Mountain. It climbs 4,117 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,608 – 4,374 ft · steepest grade: 36%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bluff Mountain Trail 45.78051, -122.16662
Nearest town Dole, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)

Directions

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Silver Star Mountain–Bluff Mountain Trail, 4 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 4,117 ft · 6 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,609–4,375 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Bluff Mountain Trail · 45.78051, -122.16662

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bluff Mountain Trail, heading S.
  2. 6 miSharp left onto Silver Star Summit Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miReach Silver Star Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Silver Star Trail, heading W.
  5. 450 ftSharp right onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Starway Trail, heading E.
  7. 3.1 miBear right onto Old Copper Creek Road, heading SE.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 2.3 miTurn left onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 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

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~172 min). Leave by 4:31 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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