Sturgeon Rock & Bluff Mountain Trail via Tarbell Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. The route reaches Sturgeon Rock at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 3,157 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,864 – 4,160 ft · steepest grade: 25%13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: L-1120 Road 45.79304, -122.30188
Nearest town Dole, WA
Directions
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Sturgeon Rock & Bluff Mountain Trail via Tarbell Trail
13 mi · ▲ 3,157 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,863–4,159 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1120 Road · 45.79304, -122.30188
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 57% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tarbell Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto Chinook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Silver Star Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ed's Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sturgeon Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Sturgeon Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Bluff Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Ed's Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Chinook Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Access Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip57%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat
63°49°
24%
Sun
68°50°
30%
Mon
68°44°
25%
Tue
77°47°
Wed
87°55°
Thu
76°54°
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 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from L-1120 Road Trailhead
- Tarbell Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 263 ft
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