Silver Star Viewpoint–Appaloosa Trail, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 3,673 ft · 7 hr 12 min
Silver Star Viewpoint–Appaloosa Trail, 4 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches Silver Star Viewpoint at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 3,673 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
16.1 mi · ▲ 3,673 ft · 7 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,030–3,779 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.
- 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ed's Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Silver Star Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Silver Star Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right onto Ed's Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Star Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Chinook Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto L-1182 Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Appaloosa Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto L-1120 Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Appaloosa Trail, heading S.
- 2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading NE.
- 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 4:59 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:04 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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