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Buck Creek Trail–Forest Road 1800-220, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,828 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Buck Creek Trail–Forest Road 1800-220, 4 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Willard, WA. It climbs 2,828 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,700 – 3,550 ft · steepest grade: 36%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Road N-050 45.83837, -121.60708
Nearest town Willard, WA
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Buck Creek Trail–Forest Road 1800-220, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,828 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 1,700–3,550 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Road N-050 · 45.83837, -121.60708

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 43° · precip 29% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on Buck Creek Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.4 miSharp left onto Monte Carlo, heading SW.
  3. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1840 and Monte Carlo, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftSharp right onto Monte Carlo, heading NW.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Forest Road 18, heading NW.
  6. 1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1800-220, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftTurn right onto Forest Road 18, heading N.
  8. 1 miReach Buck Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1800-220, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto Forest Road 18, heading S.
  11. 1 miTurn left onto 752, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Monte Carlo, heading SW.
  13. 0.8 miSharp left onto Forest Road 1840 and Monte Carlo, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Monte Carlo, heading SE.
  15. 1.5 miSharp right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading NE.
  16. 1.4 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-forest-road-1800-220-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 55°F43°
Feels like44°Precip29%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 9% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 21% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 60°46° 23%
Sun 60°46° 32%
Mon 63°40°
Tue 71°43°
Wed 79°49°
Thu 68°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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