Marmot Pass–Buckhorn Lake Trail, 4 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 3,421 ft · 6 hr 37 min
Marmot Pass–Buckhorn Lake Trail, 4 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Buckhorn Wilderness near Blyn, WA. The route reaches Marmot Pass at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,421 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Marmot Pass–Buckhorn Lake Trail, 4 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 3,421 ft · 6 hr 37 min
Elevation 3,218–6,314 ft
Out & Back · Buckhorn Wilderness
Trailhead: Gold Creek Trail · 47.88645, -123.09207
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 4.4 miTurn left onto Tubal Cain Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Buckhorn Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tubal Cain Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Buckhorn Mountain Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tubal Cain Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Marmot Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right onto Buckhorn Mountain Summit Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tubal Cain Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Buckhorn Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Tubal Cain Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.8 mi in (~259 min). Leave by 2:37 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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