Tarbell Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Tarbell Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 747 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Tarbell Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,030–1,519 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Bells Mountain Trail · 45.75265, -122.32939
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Bells Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Bells Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Bells Mountain Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Bells Mountain Trail 2 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Tarbell Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Tarbell Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 513 ft
- Tarbell Trail 5 mi · ▲ 517 ft
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