Monte Carlo & B-1200 Road via Buck Creek Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 4,740 ft · 7 hr 34 min
Monte Carlo & B-1200 Road via Buck Creek Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near B Z Corner, WA. The route reaches Monte Carlo. It climbs 4,740 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Monte Carlo & B-1200 Road via Buck Creek Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 4,740 ft · 7 hr 34 min
Elevation 945–4,053 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Road 1840 · 45.89170, -121.57422
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Forest Road 1840, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Monte Cristo Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Monte Carlo, heading S.
- 1.5 miPass Monte Carlo.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buck Creek Trail, heading S.
- 5.9 miSharp right onto B-1200 Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Monte Carlo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Buck Creek Trail, heading N.
- 5.9 miContinue straight onto Monte Carlo, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Monte Cristo Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 1840, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.9 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Forest Road 1840 Trailhead
- Forest Road 1800-220 & Monte Cristo Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft
- Forest Road 1800-220–Forest Road 18, 3 sights 6 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft
- Forest Road 051 via Forest Road 1840 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft
- Forest Road 1840–Forest Road 18 Loop, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,595 ft
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