Nestor Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,489 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Nestor Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near B Z Corner, WA. The route reaches Nestor Peak at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 3,489 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Nestor Peak–Buck Creek Trail, 3 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,489 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 600–3,137 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Buck Creek Trail · 45.81949, -121.54553
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Buck Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto N-1300 Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto N-1400 Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto N-1600 Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Nestor Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buck Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto N-1400 Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto N-1300 Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~202 min). Leave by 3:59 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Buck Creek Trail Trailhead
- Buck Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,131 ft
- McIlroy Saddle & Buck Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,838 ft
- Buck Creek Falls & Buck Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,065 ft
- B-1200 Road & Buck Creek Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 2,144 ft
- Buck Creek Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 2,563 ft
- Buck Creek Trail & N-1400 Road 14.1 mi · ▲ 4,911 ft
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