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Buckhorn Wilderness

Buckhorn Lake–Buckhorn Lake Trail, 3 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,156 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Buckhorn Lake–Buckhorn Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Buckhorn Wilderness near Blyn, WA. The route reaches Buckhorn Lake at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 2,156 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,219 – 5,230 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gold Creek Trail 47.88645, -123.09207
Nearest town Blyn, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
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Buckhorn Lake–Buckhorn Lake Trail, 3 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,156 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Elevation 3,218–5,231 ft

Out & Back · Buckhorn Wilderness

Trailhead: Gold Creek Trail · 47.88645, -123.09207

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 64°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 4.4 miTurn left onto Tubal Cain Trail, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftBear left onto Buckhorn Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miReach Buckhorn Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Tubal Cain Trail, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 4.4 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/buckhorn-lake-out-back

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 64°F43°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:46 PM
Tue 70°53°
Wed 76°59°
Thu 78°57°
Fri 73°54°
Sat 70°53°
Sun 69°49°

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