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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Tarbell Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 2,653 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Tarbell Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 2,653 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,864 – 4,124 ft · steepest grade: 26%11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1120 Road 45.79304, -122.30188
Nearest town Dole, WA
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Tarbell Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 2,653 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,863–4,123 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1120 Road · 45.79304, -122.30188

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tarbell Access Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
  3. 3.4 miTurn left onto Chinook Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right onto Silver Star Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ed's Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Silver Star Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Chinook Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 1.3 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  15. 3.4 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Access Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.2 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-19-km-b348

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F48°
Feels like47°Precip25%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity55%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 11% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun 66°51° 23%
Mon 66°45° 17%
Tue 73°46°
Wed 79°50°
Thu 70°50°
Fri 67°47° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:42 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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