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Day Hike - Foothills Trail: South Prairie to Buckley

Experience the newest section of the Foothills Trail, following a former railroad grade one way from South Prairie to the White River, near Buckley, with a hot lunch stop enroute at popular Wally's Drive-in in Buckley.

  • Easy
  • Easy
  • Mileage: 6.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 300 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 725 ft
  • Pace: 2.0 mph

Meet at 9:30 AM at Wally's Drive-in, 282 WA-410,  Buckley, reached from SR 167 by exiting eastbound onto SR 410 and continuing to Buckley, where Wally's is at the north end of town on the right, by the last traffic light.  No parking pass is required.

We will leave half our cars near Wally's Drive-in and ride in the other cars to the trailhead at South Prairie.  Then we will hike on the Foothills Trail from there to Wally's Drive-in in Buckley, where we stop for a hot lunch.  After lunch, we will hike the short distance to the White River and back to where our cars are parked.  Then we will drive back to the South Prairie trailhead to return to our original cars.

There are restrooms at Wally's Drive-in and portapotties at the South Prairie trailhead.  No parking pass is required at either location.

Wally's Drive-in opens at 8 AM and serves breakfast items, so those arriving early could have breakfast there. 

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Foothills Trail


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The Ten Essentials

  1. Navigation
  2. Sun protection
  3. Insulation (extra clothing)
  4. Illumination
  5. First aid supplies
  6. Fire
  7. Repair kit and tools, including knife
  8. Nutrition (extra food)
  9. Hydration (extra water)
  10. Emergency shelter
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