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Buck Creek Trail & N-1600 Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,169 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Buck Creek Trail & N-1600 Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Willard, WA. It climbs 1,169 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,392 – 2,973 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: N-1600 Road 45.81142, -121.57556
Nearest town Willard, WA
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Buck Creek Trail & N-1600 Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,169 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 2,392–2,974 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: N-1600 Road · 45.81142, -121.57556

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 60°F / low 48° · precip 30% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on N-1600 Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miReach N-1600 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto N-1600 Road, heading E.
  6. 0.3 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-n-1600-road-out-back-6-km-73e6

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 60°F48°
Precip30%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity66%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 9% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 19% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 30% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 64°50° 22%
Sun 64°50° 27%
Mon 67°43°
Tue 74°45°
Wed 83°52°
Thu 73°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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