Tarbell Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Tarbell Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 838 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Tarbell Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,030–1,891 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trailhead · 45.76426, -122.32136
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto L-1123A Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto L-1123 Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto L-1120 Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto L-1120 Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto L-1123 Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1123A Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 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 2.7 mi · ▲ 481 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 · ▲ 836 ft
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