Buck Creek Trail–N-1040 Road, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,766 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Buck Creek Trail–N-1040 Road, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Willard, WA. It climbs 1,766 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,106 – 3,025 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: N-1600 Road 45.81142, -121.57556
Nearest town Willard, WA

Directions

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Buck Creek Trail–N-1040 Road, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,766 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 2,105–3,023 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: N-1600 Road · 45.81142, -121.57556

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

  1. Start on N-1600 Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto N-1040 Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miReach N-1600 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.3 miBear left onto N-1600 Road, heading NW.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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