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Mount Townsend via Mt. Townsend Trail #839

Mount Townsend via Mt. Townsend Trail #839(edit)

based on 215 tracks & routes | |

DIFFICULT

#33 hike out of 236 in Buckhorn Wilderness |

DIFFICULT

8.4 mi

Distance

3 hrs 53 min

Time

2,815 ft

Elev Gain

Overview

This is a difficult out and back trail to Mount Townsend in Buckhorn Wilderness.

This trail goes by Windy Lake and Camp Windy.

Sights to See

Rate this Hike

★★★★★

JumpyPrairie3476 3 years ago

Beautiful climb through mountain meadows with gorgeous wildflowers and wonderful views mountains and foothills. Once above the tree line, the trail provides stunning views of the Olympic back country, The Pudget sound, Canada, and the Cascades. On of the most beautiful hikes I have done.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

FaintWetland7130 2 months, 1 week ago

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

FleetValley3544 5 years, 1 month ago

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

PureLedge2038 6 years ago

★ ★ ★ ★

Kristen Oliphant 6 years ago

★ ★ ★

SnowyJuniper6933 7 years, 1 month ago

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Public Tracks

NeatCave5066 1 year ago

Mt. Townsend summit

Pretty socked in the whole way, but still a pretty cool hike

Souparno Lodh 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Buckhorn Wilderness Hike

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/20731256222

uLKaUwVP 1 year, 1 month ago

Buckhorn Wilderness Hike

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/19304331292

Krista Shull 5 days, 2 hours ago

Thursday Morning Activity

ToughSage6124 1 week, 1 day ago

Sunday Afternoon Activity

SeattleHiker 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Sunday Lunch Activity

zdavid 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Mt. Townsend

Travis Jalbert 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Evan Butler 1 month ago

GreatKayak7813 1 month ago

Friday Morning Activity

Rick Guthrie 2 months, 1 week ago

Mt Townsend 8.7

Spencer 2 months, 1 week ago

Thursday Morning Activity

FaintWetland7130 2 months, 1 week ago

Monday Morning Activity

KrissyDaMountainGoat 2 months, 1 week ago

Saturday Morning Activity

BraveAlder7046 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Townsend!

Stacy Marshall 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Friday Morning Activity

outlier_collections 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Mt Townsend - winter

FrostyKnoll4837 7 months ago

Saturday Morning Activity

Michele Gilbert 8 months ago

Sunday Morning Activity

Craig 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Thursday Morning Activity

Cristina Vaughan 9 months, 1 week ago

Friday Morning Activity

edwils 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunday Morning Activity

kerryndon 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mt. Townsend 1/2 track

QuietLily9087 10 months, 1 week ago

Mt. Townsend

my1.username.here 1 year ago

Mount Townsend and North Mount Townsend

GrandClover7753 1 year ago

Townsend up

MildCanyon1091 1 year ago

FunkyPine2561 1 year ago

Huckleberry_Trail-31.gpx

ryanjleslie 1 year ago

Michael Munsey 1 year ago

Saturday Morning Hiking

AvidStar2841 1 year ago

Thursday Morning Hiking

Sarah Brace 1 year ago

Mt Townsend 6-24-25

AvidStar2841 1 year, 1 month ago

Thursday Morning Hiking

margjefflong 1 year, 1 month ago

Mt Townsend via Upper trail

HillyHaven4568 1 year, 1 month ago

Sunday Morning Hiking

GladThunder5431 1 year, 1 month ago

Sunday Morning Hiking

FlashyRun3444 1 year, 1 month ago

DustyElm6928 1 year, 1 month ago

Saturday Afternoon Activity

Olivia 1 year, 1 month ago

Saturday Afternoon Activity

SassyRunBelt1018 1 year, 1 month ago

Saturday Afternoon Activity

GentleHaven5424 1 year, 9 months ago

Saturday Lunch Activity

StrongCanyon2712 1 year, 9 months ago

Saturday Morning Activity

FixGaiaTakeDownFeed 2 years, 9 months ago

Track (10/1/23, 11:01:34AM)

JumpyPrairie3476 3 years ago

Mt. Townsend

Elle4208 3 years ago

Mt Townsend (7/9/23, 11:13:46AM)

KeenKayak3957 3 years ago

CJLogan 3 years, 6 months ago

Mt Townsend

kiamkfoo.mn 3 years, 10 months ago

Mount Townsend Tr #839 9/6/22 08:20:45

jeffboersema 5 years ago

TrueCedar8997 5 years ago

Track (6/20/21, 9:36:46AM)

GrittyMeadow7709 5 years, 1 month ago

Townsend

SafeYogaMat8868 5 years, 10 months ago

Mount Townsend (8/19/20, 8:32:36AM)

Landon 5 years, 11 months ago

Track (7/26/20, 9:21:53AM)

PureLedge2038 6 years ago

Track (6/28/20) Mt.Townsend #Hike16

SlimFrost4588 6 years ago

Track (6/28/20, 7:38:47AM)

rsudduth 6 years ago

Track (6/26/20, 11:22:22AM)

BoldTimber4606 6 years, 2 months ago

Mt. Townsend

Melissa Prager 6 years, 7 months ago

Mt Townsend (12/8/19, 9:03:03AM)

Philip 7 years ago

Track (6/30/19, 11:55:32AM)

YoungBoulder2928 7 years, 1 month ago

Grace Sorensen 7 years, 1 month ago

Townsend Creek to Mount Townsend

Nick 7 years, 7 months ago

Mt. Townsend

gwrankine 8 years, 11 months ago

Track (8/14/17, 8:36:29AM)

Phil Lewis 9 years, 1 month ago

Track (6/10/17, 7:53:44AM)

gwrankine 9 years, 1 month ago

Mount Townse #1

RusticCaving7966 9 years, 10 months ago

Mount Townsend Trail

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