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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Tarbell Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Tarbell Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,462 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,890 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.75343, -122.31367
Nearest town Dole, WA
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Tarbell Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,030–1,891 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 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 1.5 miSharp right onto L-1123A Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto L-1123 Road, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto L-1120 Road, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto L-1120 Road, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto L-1123 Road, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1123A Road, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  17. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tarbell-trail-out-back-10-km-4f32

Trail surface

96% dirt4% 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 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 66°49° 26%
Sun 67°52° 24%
Mon 67°47° 18%
Tue 75°48°
Wed 81°52°
Thu 72°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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