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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Silver Star Viewpoint & Bluff Mountain Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,791 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Silver Star Viewpoint & Bluff Mountain Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches Silver Star Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 2,791 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,117 – 4,160 ft · steepest grade: 15%15.1 mi

Getting there

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

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,791 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Elevation 3,116–4,160 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Bluff Mountain Trail · 45.78051, -122.16662

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 57°F / low 42° · precip 29% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bluff Mountain Trail, heading S.
  2. 6.1 miBear right onto Ed's Trail, heading N.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miReach Silver Star Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Ed's Trail, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading S.
  7. 6.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/silver-star-viewpoint-bluff-mountain-trail-out-back-24-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 57°F42°
Feels like41°Precip29%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity73%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 12% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 17% rain2 PM: 27% rain3 PM: 29% rain4 PM: 24% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun 59°44° 23%
Mon 60°39° 18%
Tue 70°41°
Wed 75°46°
Thu 65°46°
Fri 61°42° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~199 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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