Tarbell Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,460 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 1,460 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Tarbell Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,460 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,030–1,891 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.75343, -122.31367
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 56% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~127 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Tarbell Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Appaloosa Trail & L-1210 Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Appaloosa Trail–L-1210 Road, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Sixth Sense Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 919 ft
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