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Buck Creek Trail–Forest Road 1840, 3 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 2,473 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Buck Creek Trail–Forest Road 1840, 3 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Willard, WA. It climbs 2,473 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,618 – 3,550 ft · steepest grade: 30%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1840 45.86398, -121.64148
Nearest town Willard, WA
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Buck Creek Trail–Forest Road 1840, 3 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 2,473 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,619–3,550 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 1840 · 45.86398, -121.64148

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road 1840, heading SE.
  2. 1.9 miBear left onto Monte Carlo, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Forest Road 1840 and Monte Carlo, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Monte Carlo, heading N.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto Road N-050, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftReach Forest Road 1840, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1.4 miSharp left onto Monte Carlo, heading N.
  10. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1840 and Monte Carlo, heading W.
  11. 400 ftBear left onto Monte Carlo, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Forest Road 1840, heading SW.
  13. 1.8 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-1840-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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