Sixth Sense Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 919 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Sixth Sense Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 919 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sixth Sense Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 919 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,215–1,954 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.75343, -122.31367
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 56% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Sixth Sense Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Sixth Sense Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 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 2.3 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Tarbell Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Appaloosa Trail & L-1210 Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Appaloosa Trail–L-1210 Road, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Cold Creek Campground Connector via Tarbell Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 668 ft
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