Monte Carlo via Buck Creek Trail

14 mi · ▲ 4,371 ft · 6 hr 51 min

Monte Carlo via Buck Creek Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back near Husum, WA. The route reaches Monte Carlo at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 4,371 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 4,052 ft · steepest grade: 28%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.80359, -121.53586
Nearest town Husum, WA

Directions

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Monte Carlo via Buck Creek Trail

14 mi · ▲ 4,371 ft · 6 hr 51 min

Elevation 700–4,053 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. 5.9 miReach Monte Carlo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 5.9 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 surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~268 min). Leave by 2:53 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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