FSR 73 - Huckleberry Creek Loop

Total Miles
14.8

Elevation

1,488.58 ft

Duration

1 Hours

Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

This 14.8-mile stretch of Forest Service road can be accessed either directly from SR410 or Forest Road 75, heading towards Lonesome Lake. If you start from the 410 side, a minefield of potholes will greet you. If you have the gear/ability to air down, we highly recommend it, which will significantly improve ride quality. Once you begin to climb up the elevation, the road smooths out slightly, but keep an eye out for fallen rocks that may fall from the cliffside above down to the road. Several miles in, you will reach a parking area for hiking trails that snake through the trees. Mind your speed; this area can be extremely crowded on weekends, and some turns are blind corners with sheer cliff edges on one side. As you climb higher in elevation, territorial views become more stunning, especially on sunny days. There are ample dispersed camping sites on the 410 side of the trail. As you gain elevation, one or two pull-offs would suffice for a day trip lunch spot, but I would not recommend camping in them as the dust from the road can be overtaking. There are occasional side spurs that are tricky to navigate with deep ruts and off-camber trails and will require 4WD, so venture off the main route at your own risk. Make sure your camera is charged and snap some amazing pictures!

Photos of FSR 73 - Huckleberry Creek Loop

FSR 73 - Huckleberry Creek Loop
FSR 73 - Huckleberry Creek Loop

Difficulty

We feel that the sheer amount of potholes varying in size, depth, and grouping, along with the occasional large boulders that can fall onto the trail as well as sharp, blind corners with sheer cliff edges warrants a 4. Slow and steady wins this race

Technical Rating

4

Status Reports

Peter Dillinger
Sep 15, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
Mostly just an average forest road. Occasional rocks and a short shelf road section. Pot holes. One large boulder that was easy to drive around. I would have been fine in a stock Subaru, maybe getting out a couple times to move fist size rocks. Beautiful scenery 😁
Erik C
Sep 04, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
I originally was worried about doing a trail rated a 4 with my truck camper. I’ve done a 3 in Moab and it was pushing it a little bit. However, this trail is 100% rated wrong, it is a 1. I passed a Honda Accord halfway up, and coming down the next day I passed a Toyota Corolla. If you can go over a large speed bump you can do this trail.

Access Description

Head East out of downtown Enumclaw. Proceed 23.6 miles down 410 (mind your speed through Greenwaters 35mph area) and then make a right onto FSR 73

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