Tarbell Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 960 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Tarbell Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 960 ft. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Tarbell Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 960 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 1,410–1,882 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: L-1120 Road · 45.79122, -122.30266
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto L-1123 Road, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto L-1123 Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto L-1120 Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto L-1123 Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto L-1123 Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:42 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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