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.
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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
- Start on N-1600 Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto N-1040 Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach N-1600 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto N-1600 Road, heading NW.
- 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 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
More from N-1600 Road Trailhead
- Nestor Peak & N-1600 Road 2 mi · ▲ 731 ft
- Buck Creek Trail & N-1600 Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,169 ft
- Buck Creek Trail–Monte Carlo, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 4,361 ft
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