Nestor Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 2,313 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Nestor Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Willard, WA. The route reaches Nestor Peak at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 2,313 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Nestor Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 2,313 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 2,661–3,447 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Road N-050 · 45.83837, -121.60708
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 42° · precip 29% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on Road N-050, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Road B-1000, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto N-1730 Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Buck Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto N-1600 Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Nestor Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto N-1730 Road, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Road B-1000, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Road N-050, heading N.
- 0.6 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 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 6 min before dark.
More from Road N-050 Trailhead
- Road N-050 4.3 mi · ▲ 695 ft
- Road B-1000 4.8 mi · ▲ 735 ft
- N-1730 Road 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft
- N-1730 Road 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft
- N-4000 Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,401 ft
- Road N-050 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,968 ft
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