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Yacolt Burn State Forest

Tarbell Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Tarbell Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 743 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,519 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.75448, -122.32827
Nearest town Dole, WA
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Tarbell Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,030–1,519 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.75448, -122.32827

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tarbell-trail-out-back-9-km-0fb9

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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