Yacolt Burn State Forest

Tarbell Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,103 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Tarbell Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,103 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,890 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bells Mountain Trail 45.75265, -122.32939
Nearest town Dole, WA

Directions

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Tarbell Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,103 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,030–1,891 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

  1. Start on Bells Mountain Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 1.5 miSharp right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 200 ftSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading E.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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