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Buck Creek Trail–Monte Carlo, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 4,361 ft · 7 hr 31 min

Buck Creek Trail–Monte Carlo, 3 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Willard, WA. It climbs 4,361 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,162 – 3,550 ft · steepest grade: 30%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: N-1600 Road 45.81142, -121.57556
Nearest town Willard, WA
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Buck Creek Trail–Monte Carlo, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 4,361 ft · 7 hr 31 min

Elevation 2,163–3,550 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: N-1600 Road · 45.81142, -121.57556

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 60°F / low 48° · precip 30% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on N-1600 Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto N-1730 Road, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miSharp left onto Road B-1000, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Road N-050, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.4 miSharp left onto Monte Carlo, heading N.
  9. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1840 and Monte Carlo, heading W.
  10. 300 ftContinue straight onto Monte Carlo, heading S.
  11. 150 ftReach N-1600 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 1840 and Monte Carlo, heading W.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Monte Carlo, heading W.
  14. 1.5 miSharp right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1.4 miTurn right onto Road N-050, heading SW.
  16. 1.7 miTurn left onto Road B-1000, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 0.6 miContinue straight onto N-1730 Road, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Buck Creek Trail, heading SW.
  20. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 0.6 miContinue straight onto N-1600 Road, heading S.
  22. 0.2 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/buck-creek-trail-buck-creek-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

65% dirt8% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 60°F48°
Precip30%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity66%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 9% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 19% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 30% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 64°50° 22%
Sun 64°50° 27%
Mon 67°43°
Tue 74°45°
Wed 83°52°
Thu 73°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~212 min). Leave by 3:48 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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