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.
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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
- Start on Buck Creek Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miReach McIlroy Saddle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Buck Creek Trail Trailhead
- Buck Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,131 ft
- Buck Creek Falls & Buck Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,065 ft
- B-1200 Road & Buck Creek Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 2,144 ft
- Buck Creek Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 2,563 ft
- Nestor Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 3,489 ft
- Buck Creek Trail & N-1400 Road 14.1 mi · ▲ 4,911 ft
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