Silver Star Viewpoint–Appaloosa Trail, 4 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,521 ft · 7 hr 2 min
Silver Star Viewpoint–Appaloosa Trail, 4 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches Silver Star Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 3,521 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Silver Star Viewpoint–Appaloosa Trail, 4 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,521 ft · 7 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,030–3,779 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1070 Road · 45.75150, -122.32704
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:42 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.
- 2 miSharp right onto L-1120 Road, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Appaloosa Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto L-1182 Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Chinook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Silver Star Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Chinook Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto L-1182 Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Appaloosa Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto L-1120 Road, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Appaloosa Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 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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