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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Tarbell Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Tarbell Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,253 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bells Mountain Trail 45.75265, -122.32939
Nearest town Dole, WA
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Tarbell Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,030–1,254 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: Bells Mountain Trail · 45.75265, -122.32939

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bells Mountain Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 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-5-km-0c76

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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