AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

McIlroy Saddle via Buck Creek Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 2,316 ft · 3 hr 17 min

McIlroy Saddle via Buck Creek Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Husum, WA. The route reaches McIlroy Saddle at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 2,316 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 2,165 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.80359, -121.53586
Nearest town Husum, WA
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McIlroy Saddle via Buck Creek Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 2,316 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 700–2,164 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 E.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto B-1200 Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buck Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.1 miReach McIlroy Saddle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.2 miTurn left onto B-1200 Road, heading SE.
  7. 1 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/mcilroy-saddle-out-back

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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