Buckhorn Wilderness

Peak B–Baldy Trail Loop, 6 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 3,058 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Peak B–Baldy Trail Loop, 6 sights is a 5.4-mile loop in Buckhorn Wilderness near Happy Valley, WA. The route reaches Peak B. It climbs 3,058 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,124 – 6,152 ft · steepest grade: 44%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Maynard Burn Trail 47.88234, -123.14348
Nearest town Happy Valley, WA

Directions

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Peak B–Baldy Trail Loop, 6 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 3,058 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 3,123–6,153 ft

Loop · Buckhorn Wilderness

Trailhead: Lower Maynard Burn Trail · 47.88234, -123.14348

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Maynard Burn Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Baldy Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Maynard Burn Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Baldy Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.1 miTurn right onto Tyler-Baldy Connector, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miPass Peak B.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Tyler Peak Trail, heading SE.
  8. 2.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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