Star Creek Falls–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 4,988 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Star Creek Falls–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Dole, WA. The route passes Silver Star Viewpoint before reaching Star Creek Falls at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 4,988 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Star Creek Falls–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 4,988 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,509–4,160 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Silver Star Trail · 45.77241, -122.24444
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Silver Star Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Silver Star Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ed's Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Star Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ed's Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Starway Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Star Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miTurn right onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Ed's Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ed's Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto 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 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Silver Star Trail Trailhead
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- 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
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