Yacolt Burn State Forest

Tarbell Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,213 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Tarbell Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 1,213 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,910 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.75448, -122.32827
Nearest town Dole, WA

Directions

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Tarbell Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,213 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,030–1,910 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 L-1123A Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto L-1123 Road, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto L-1120 Road, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1120 Road, heading SE.
  11. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1 miContinue straight onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto L-1120 Road, heading S.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto L-1123 Road, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1123A Road, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  18. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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