Silver Shadow Loop

The trail begins at the Tarbell Trailhead Parking Lot and Picnic Site. One mile in on the Tarbell Trail is the beginning of The Silver Shadow Trail. At the end, Silver Shadow reconnects with the Tarbell Trail to make a five-mile day hike that can be done in 3 hours.

Heading clockwise on the Tarbell, the trail heads upwards near the top of Kloochman Bluff. At mile 1.1 on the Tarbell is the Silver Shadow Trail. Turn right onto the Silver Shadow Trail.

As you hike, you'll descend through a former timber sale via a series of switchbacks to the base of Kloochman where it rejoins the Tarbell Trail.Your way takes you through both open, recovering harvest area, and into gorgeous open forest that is delightfully shaded.

Along the way, hikers, bikers, or horse riders are treated to a variety of Douglas-fir forests in various stages of growth, from seedlings to saplings to mature trees. This is the Yacolt Burn State Forest and the Department of Natural Resources harvests trees for timber sales. Fortunately all of this area has been replanted.

At the base of the Silver Shadow trail, rejoin the Tarbell Trail. From here, you can head back to the Tarbell Trailhead (1.2 mile west of you) or descend further along the fall line to Rock Creek Campground two miles away.