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.
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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
- Start on Bluff Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 6 miSharp left onto Silver Star Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Silver Star Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Silver Star Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Starway Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miBear right onto Old Copper Creek Road, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bluff Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Bluff Mountain Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,869 ft
- Miner's Creek Trail via Bluff Mountain Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,902 ft
- Star Creek Falls & Old Copper Creek Road via Bluff Mountain Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,455 ft
- Ed's Trail Arch–Silver Star Viewpoint, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 2,248 ft
- Silver Star Viewpoint & Bluff Mountain Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,736 ft
- Silver Star Viewpoint–Bluff Mountain Trail, 3 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,857 ft
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