Yacolt Burn State Forest

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 200 ftSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading W.
  6. 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 3.4 miTurn left onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miReach Sword Fern Way Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  13. 5.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 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° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 15% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 29% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 34% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
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°

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