Tarbell Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Tarbell Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 481 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Tarbell Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,030–1,519 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trailhead · 45.76426, -122.32136
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Rock Creek Trailhead Trailhead
- Tarbell Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Tarbell Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- L-1123C Road via Tarbell Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 535 ft
- L-1070 Road & Tarbell Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 469 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 838 ft
- Tarbell Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 836 ft
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