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Little Baldy Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 5,075 ft · 7 hr 38 min

Little Baldy Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Husum, WA. The route reaches Little Baldy Peak at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 5,075 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 3,140 ft · steepest grade: 30%15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.80359, -121.53586
Nearest town Husum, WA
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Little Baldy Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 5,075 ft · 7 hr 38 min

Elevation 600–3,139 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.80359, -121.53586

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftSharp left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto N-1300 Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 2.1 miBear left onto N-1600 Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.4 miContinue straight onto N-1730 Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto N-4000 Road, heading W.
  12. 1 miBear left onto N-4600 Road, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miReach Little Baldy Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto N-4000 Road, heading N.
  15. 1 miTurn right onto N-1730 Road, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Buck Creek Trail, heading SW.
  17. 1.4 miBear left onto N-1600 Road, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading E.
  19. 2.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto N-1300 Road, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 0.8 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  26. 250 ftArrive 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/little-baldy-peak-buck-creek-trail-out-back-6-sights-d134

Trail surface

61% dirt21% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~174 min). Leave by 4:27 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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