Have 2 to 3 hours?

  1. 214 Trail to Smith creek village

  • Distance: 4.6 miles

  • Configuration: out and back

  • Difficulty: moderate

  • Elevation gain: 250 ft

  • Trailhead: 214 Trailhead (vault toilet; no fee machine)

highlights

  • An easy-to-get-to trail

  • Walk a little over 2 miles to Smith Creek Village

  • The Smith Creek Trail also connects to Upper Smith Trailhead for an extended hike into the backcountry

 
 

2. Buck mountain to perimeter trail

  • Distance: 6.8 miles, out and back

  • Configuration: out and back

  • Difficulty: moderately strenuous

  • Elevation gain: 650 ft

  • Trailhead: Howard Creek Day Use

highlights

  • Keep to the left to take the north leg of the Buck Mtn Loop to Perimeter Trail

  • Appreciate the impressive woodpecker excavations in older snags

  • Return on the same trail or continue to the right to complete Buck Mtn Loop (8.2 miles total)