AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nestor Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,474 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Nestor Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near B Z Corner, WA. The route reaches Nestor Peak at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,474 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,847 – 3,137 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: N-1400 Road 45.80687, -121.55089
Nearest town B Z Corner, WA
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Nestor Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,474 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,846–3,137 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: N-1400 Road · 45.80687, -121.55089

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on N-1400 Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.8 miContinue straight onto N-1600 Road, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miReach Nestor Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buck Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right onto N-1400 Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 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/nestor-peak-buck-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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