Sturgeon Rock–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Dole, WA. The route passes Silver Star Viewpoint before reaching Sturgeon Rock at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,543 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,117 – 4,160 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Silver Star Trail 45.77241, -122.24444
Nearest town Dole, WA
Directions
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Sturgeon Rock–Silver Star Viewpoint, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,543 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 3,118–4,159 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 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.
- 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.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ed's Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ed's Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Silver Star Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 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
SnowTemperature 55°F44°
Feels like47°Precip58%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity77%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
57°44°
29%
Sun
64°46°
33%
Mon
63°40°
27%
Tue
72°44°
Wed
82°51°
Thu
72°50°
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
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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
- 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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