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11.5 miles of hiking • 3250' elevation gain •

Actual mileage 11.5miles, elevation gain 3178ft (corrected with gpsfly)

We hiked a loop starting at the Monte Carlo #53 trail and going clockwise around the Buck Creek Loop trail and back down the Monte Carlo #52 trail. We then hiked back to our car along the Oklahoma Road.

It was a hot day but there were still plenty of breezes to cool us down! However, we did empty 4liters of water between my wife and I! There were a few exceptional views that included Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood! Plenty of wildflowers on the ridge.

Unfortunately, there was also a new clearcut that obliterated a couple blocks of the trail and we had to follow the GPS to find where it went. They had taken down a significant number of older trees (appeared to be 4+ft in diameter) and it was very depressing:(. I won't be doing that section of the Buck Creek Loop hike again.