AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buck Lake County Park

Buck Lake

5.7 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Buck Lake is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Buck Lake County Park near Hansville, WA. The route reaches Buck Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 401 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 279 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thors Road Northeast 47.89736, -122.53066
Nearest town Hansville, WA
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Buck Lake

5.7 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 109–280 ft

Out & Back · Buck Lake County Park

Trailhead: Thors Road Northeast · 47.89736, -122.53066

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Buck Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 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-lake-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

4% gravel96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 8:17 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM — 16 min before dark.

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