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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Tarbell Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,098 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 1,098 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
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Tarbell Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,098 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tarbell-trail-out-back-11-km-8ad7

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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