Benson-Ruckel Trail #405A–Herman Bridge Trail #406E, 4 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,473 ft · 7 hr 32 min
Benson-Ruckel Trail #405A–Herman Bridge Trail #406E, 4 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Carson, WA. It climbs 4,473 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Benson-Ruckel Trail #405A–Herman Bridge Trail #406E, 4 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,473 ft · 7 hr 32 min
Elevation 219–3,990 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Talus Ridge Trail (NF8400-022) · 45.68952, -121.83393
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 49% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start on Talus Ridge Trail (NF8400-022), heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Herman Creek Trail #406, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Herman Bridge Trail #406E, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 5.1 miTurn right onto Benson-Ruckel Trail #405A, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Talus Ridge Trail (NF8400-022), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 5.1 miSharp right onto Herman Bridge Trail #406E, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Herman Creek Trail #406, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Talus Ridge Trail (NF8400-240), heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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