Bull Run Watershed Management Unit
Buck Peak–Buck Peak Trail #615, 4 sights
15 mi · ▲ 2,907 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Buck Peak–Buck Peak Trail #615, 4 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in Bull Run Watershed Management Unit near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route reaches Buck Peak at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 2,907 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Buck Peak–Buck Peak Trail #615, 4 sights
15 mi · ▲ 2,907 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Elevation 3,160–4,733 ft
Out & Back · Bull Run Watershed Management Unit
Trailhead: Forest Road 1340-630 · 45.50099, -121.81650
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 53°F / low 43° · precip 56% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on Old Skyline Trail #655, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Huckleberry Mountain Trail #617, heading W.
- 2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 3.3 miContinue straight onto Buck Peak Trail #615, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Buck Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 3.3 miSharp left onto Huckleberry Mountain Trail #617, heading N.
- 2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.7 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~150 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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