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Buck Creek Trail–Palisades Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Buck Creek Trail–Palisades Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Snoquera, WA. It climbs 528 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,270 – 2,559 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Palisades Trail 47.04921, -121.57020
Nearest town Snoquera, WA
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Buck Creek Trail–Palisades Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 2,271–2,560 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Palisades Trail · 47.04921, -121.57020

Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Palisades Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto White River Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftTurn left onto Snoquera Falls Trail, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto White River Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Buck Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miReach Palisades Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto White River Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Snoquera Falls Trail, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto White River Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left onto Palisades Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 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/buck-creek-trail-palisades-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity45%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon 69°53°
Tue 64°46°
Wed 65°44°
Thu 67°50° 63%
Fri 55°43° 71%
Sat 66°43°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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