Buck Creek Trail–Palisades Trail, 4 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 3,119 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Buck Creek Trail–Palisades Trail, 4 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Snoquera, WA. It climbs 3,119 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buck Creek Trail–Palisades Trail, 4 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 3,119 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 2,377–5,046 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.02308, -121.53542
Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 76°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto White River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Buck Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto White River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Palisades Trail, heading NE.
- 6.1 miSharp right onto Ranger Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 4.1 miSharp right onto White River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 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 5.0 mi in (~198 min). Leave by 3:32 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- White River Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- White River Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- White River Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 344 ft
- White River Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- White River Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- White River Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft
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