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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Tarbell Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,238 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Tarbell Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 2,238 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,880 – 3,071 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: L-1120 Road 45.79122, -122.30266
Nearest town Dole, WA
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Tarbell Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,238 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Elevation 1,880–3,070 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1120 Road · 45.79122, -122.30266

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

  1. Start on L-1120 Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto L-1121 Road, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  4. 2.8 miTurn left onto Chinook Trail, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto L-1182 Road, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
  7. 2.8 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto L-1211 Road, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto L-1211 Road, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
  14. 2.8 miBear right onto L-1182 Road, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Chinook Trail, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  17. 2.8 miBear left onto L-1121 Road, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto L-1120 Road, heading N.
  19. 0.1 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-21-km-0f76

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

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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