McIlroy Saddle & Buck Creek Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,838 ft · 2 hr 33 min

McIlroy Saddle & Buck Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near B Z Corner, WA. The route reaches McIlroy Saddle at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,838 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 2,165 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buck Creek Trail 45.81906, -121.54449
Nearest town B Z Corner, WA

Directions

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McIlroy Saddle & Buck Creek Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,838 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 938–2,164 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Buck Creek Trail · 45.81906, -121.54449

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 27% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Buck Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.4 miReach McIlroy Saddle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 67°F52°
Precip27%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity60%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 9% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 19% rain5 PM: 27% rain6 PM: 18% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 70°53° 24%
Sun 72°55° 27%
Mon 74°49°
Tue 80°52°
Wed 88°59°
Thu 85°62°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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