Monte Carlo & Monte Cristo Trail via Buck Creek Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,354 ft · 5 hr 5 min
Monte Carlo & Monte Cristo Trail via Buck Creek Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near B Z Corner, WA. The route reaches Monte Carlo. It climbs 3,354 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Monte Carlo & Monte Cristo Trail via Buck Creek Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,354 ft · 5 hr 5 min
Elevation 2,034–4,044 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Monte Cristo Trail · 45.89143, -121.59115
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 48° · precip 30% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monte Cristo Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Forest Road 1840, heading SW.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Monte Carlo, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miPass Monte Carlo.
- 50 ftBear left onto Monte Carlo, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Monte Cristo Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 1840, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Monte Cristo Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 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 4.8 mi in (~187 min). Leave by 4:14 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Monte Cristo Trail Trailhead
- Forest Road 18 3.5 mi · ▲ 271 ft
- Forest Road 1800-220 & Forest Road 18 4.2 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Monte Carlo & Monte Cristo Trail via Forest Road 1840 4.9 mi · ▲ 2,039 ft
- Forest Road 181 & Forest Road 18 6.6 mi · ▲ 818 ft
- Forest Road 1800-220–Forest Road 18, 3 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,685 ft
- Forest Road 1840–Monte Carlo, 3 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,870 ft
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