Appaloosa Loop Hike

Overview

The Appaloosa Trail, inaugurated in 2021, joins the Silver Shadow Trail, opened in 2109, to offer a loop hike/bike/ride up from Rock Creek Horse Camp to Hidden Falls . The trail, as elsewhere in the Yacolt Burn State Forest, follows a patchwork of creek corridors, clearcuts, old logging roads, and same-age Douglas-fir plantations, with the mature versions of the latter – unfortunately due for logging sometime soon – being the highlight. The only views are from clearcuts, so this is a good hike for a rainy day or the winter months.

Trail Stats

Duration
6.1 hr
Length
18.7 km
Elevation Gain
530 m
High Point
777 m
Low Point
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Grade
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Photos

Tags

loop moderate