Tarbell Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Tarbell Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,100 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,030 – 1,890 ft7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.75448, -122.32827
Nearest town Dole, WA
Directions
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Tarbell Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,030–1,891 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.75448, -122.32827
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto L-1123A Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto L-1123 Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto L-1120 Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto L-1120 Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto L-1123 Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1123A Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this 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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