Yacolt Burn State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,890 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Creek Trailhead 45.76426, -122.32136
Nearest town Dole, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tarbell Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miSharp right onto L-1123A Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto L-1123 Road, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left onto L-1120 Road, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto L-1120 Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto L-1123 Road, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1123A Road, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading S.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

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

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Good to know

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