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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Silver Star Viewpoint–Bluff Mountain Trail, 3 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,857 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Silver Star Viewpoint–Bluff Mountain Trail, 3 sights 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 2,857 ft, with sections as steep as 17% 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: 17%15.0 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, 3 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,857 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 3,116–4,160 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Bluff Mountain Trail · 45.78051, -122.16662

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 56% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 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. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Ed's Trail, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftReach Silver Star Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Star Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ed's Trail, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading S.
  11. 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-3-sights-24-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 53°F42°
Precip56%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity77%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 21% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 28% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 13% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 37% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 55°42° 32%
Sun 65°44° 36%
Mon 61°39° 28%
Tue 69°42°
Wed 79°48°
Thu 71°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~197 min). Leave by 4:06 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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