Benson Way Trail #405B–Buck Point Trail #439, 3 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Fort Rains, WA. It climbs 4,470 ft, with sections as steep as 55% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi98 – 4,134 ft · steepest grade: 55%13.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 45.64134, -121.92779
Nearest town Fort Rains, WA
Directions
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Benson Way Trail #405B–Buck Point Trail #439, 3 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 4,470 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Elevation 98–4,134 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail · 45.64134, -121.92779
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Eagle Creek Campground Loop, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Ruckel Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 3.5 miSharp right onto Ruckel Creek Trail #405, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Benson Way Trail #405B, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Buck Point Trail #439, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Benson Way Trail #405B, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Ruckel Creek Trail #405, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Ruckel Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Eagle Creek Campground Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading E.
- 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 surface
94% dirt5% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail Trailhead
- Lower Ruckel Creek Falls via Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 290 ft
- Upper Munra Falls & old portage road via Forest Road 8400-777 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft
- Adult Fish Holding Ponds–Adult Ponds, 8 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft
- Wauna Viewpoint–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,338 ft
- Upper Munra Falls & Gorge Trail #400 via Forest Road 8400-777 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,325 ft
- Munra Point–Adult Fish Holding Ponds, 9 lakes 7.3 mi · ▲ 2,850 ft
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