Sword Fern Way Trail via Bells Mountain Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,376 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Sword Fern Way Trail via Bells Mountain Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 2,376 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi846 – 1,686 ft16.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.75343, -122.31367
Nearest town Dole, WA
Directions
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Sword Fern Way Trail via Bells Mountain Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,376 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 846–1,685 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.75343, -122.31367
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Sword Fern Way Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 5.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 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
80% dirt8% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 65°F50°
Precip56%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
66°49°
26%
Sun
67°52°
24%
Mon
67°47°
18%
Tue
75°48°
Wed
81°52°
Thu
72°52°
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
- Sixth Sense Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 919 ft
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