Buck Creek Trail–Monte Carlo, 3 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 3,164 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Buck Creek Trail–Monte Carlo, 3 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Willard, WA. It climbs 3,164 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Buck Creek Trail–Monte Carlo, 3 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 3,164 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,688–3,550 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Road 18 · 45.87114, -121.62311
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 28% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Monte Carlo, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Forest Road 1840 and Monte Carlo, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Monte Carlo, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Road N-050, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Road B-1000, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Monte Carlo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Road N-050, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Monte Carlo, heading N.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1840 and Monte Carlo, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Monte Carlo, heading S.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Forest Road 18 Trailhead
- Forest Road 1800-220 & Forest Road 18 2.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Forest Road 181 3.7 mi · ▲ 581 ft
- Forest Road 1840 & Monte Carlo 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,096 ft
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