Sturgeon Rock–Appaloosa Trail, 6 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches Sturgeon Rock at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 3,726 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,030 – 4,160 ft · steepest grade: 29%14.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: L-1070 Road 45.75150, -122.32704
Nearest town Dole, WA
Directions
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Sturgeon Rock–Appaloosa Trail, 6 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 3,726 ft · 6 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,030–4,159 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1070 Road · 45.75150, -122.32704
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on L-1070 Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Appaloosa Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto L-1210 Road, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto L-1211 Road, heading SE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto L-1211A Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211 Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sturgeon Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Sturgeon Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto L-1211A Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto L-1210 Road, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Appaloosa Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1070 Road, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~135 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bells Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Cold Creek Campground Connector via Bells Mountain Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 310 ft
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- L-1050 Sunset Point–Tarbell Trail (aka Murphy's Grade), 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 896 ft
- Cold Creek Trail–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 6 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft
- L-1070 Road–Lower Murphy's Grade Loop, 7 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft
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