Yacolt Burn State Forest

Tarbell Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 52 min

Tarbell Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 263 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,864 – 2,110 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Tarbell Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 52 min

Elevation 1,863–2,111 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: L-1120 Road · 45.79304, -122.30188

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 57% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 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. 0.6 miTurn left onto L-1121 Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tarbell Access Trail, heading NW.
  7. 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 surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip57%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 23% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 31% rain5 PM: 57% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 63°49° 24%
Sun 68°50° 30%
Mon 68°44° 25%
Tue 77°47°
Wed 87°55°
Thu 76°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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