Silver Star Viewpoint & Old Silver Star Trail
0.9 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 30 min
Silver Star Viewpoint & Old Silver Star Trail is a 0.9-mile out-and-back near Dole, WA. The route reaches Silver Star Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It climbs 403 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Silver Star Viewpoint & Old Silver Star Trail
0.9 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 30 min
Elevation 3,118–3,546 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Silver Star Trail · 45.77241, -122.24444
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 55°F / low 44° · precip 58% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Silver Star Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Silver Star Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ed's Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Silver Star Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Old Silver Star Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Silver Star Trail Trailhead
- Ed's Trail Arch–Silver Star Viewpoint, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft
- Silver Star Mountain–Silver Star Viewpoint, 5 sights 4 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft
- Sturgeon Rock–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,543 ft
- Pyramid Rock–Silver Star Viewpoint, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 2,018 ft
- Larch Mountain–Silver Star Viewpoint, 6 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 4,029 ft
- Star Creek Falls–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 4,988 ft
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