Silver Star Mountain–Appaloosa Trail, 6 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches Silver Star Mountain at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,962 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,030 – 4,374 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: L-1070 Road 45.75150, -122.32704
Nearest town Dole, WA
Directions
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Silver Star Mountain–Appaloosa Trail, 6 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 3,962 ft · 6 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,030–4,375 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1070 Road · 45.75150, -122.32704
Weather Sep 4: 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 ftTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Appaloosa Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto L-1210 Road, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left 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 NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sturgeon Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Silver Star Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Silver Star Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Silver Star Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Silver Star Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sturgeon Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211A Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto L-1210 Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Appaloosa Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~135 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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