Yacolt Burn State Forest

Tarbell Trail

6 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Tarbell Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 951 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,910 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trailhead 45.76426, -122.32136
Nearest town Dole, WA

Directions

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Tarbell Trail

6 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,030–1,910 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trailhead · 45.76426, -122.32136

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

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

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 65°F50°
Precip55%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 14% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 20% rain4 PM: 32% rain5 PM: 55% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 25% 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 67°49° 26%
Sun 68°53° 24%
Mon 68°47° 17%
Tue 76°49°
Wed 81°53°
Thu 73°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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