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B-8500–C-8300, 6 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 1,710 ft · 6 hr 13 min

B-8500–C-8300, 6 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Delphi, WA. It climbs 1,710 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 1,339 ft17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waddell Basin West 46.96360, -123.11197
Nearest town Delphi, WA
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B-8500–C-8300, 6 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 1,710 ft · 6 hr 13 min

Elevation 469–1,340 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Waddell Basin West · 46.96360, -123.11197

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Waddell Basin West, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Waddell Basin West, heading E.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto C-8000, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto C-8000, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto C-8300, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-8000, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading NE.
  10. 1 miSharp left onto Rock Candy 2, heading NE.
  11. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Rock Candy, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Rock Candy 2, heading N.
  13. 350 ftSharp left onto B-8530, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Rock Candy 2, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto A-8531, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto B-8530, heading NW.
  17. 500 ftSharp right onto B-8500, heading NE.
  18. 0.9 miSharp right onto B-8000, heading E.
  19. 0.9 miReach Waddell Basin West, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.9 miSharp left onto B-8500, heading N.
  21. 0.9 miSharp left onto B-8530, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto A-8531, heading NW.
  23. 200 ftTurn right onto Rock Candy 2, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear left onto B-8530, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftSharp right onto Rock Candy 2, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftSharp left onto Rock Candy, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Candy 2, heading SE.
  28. 1.9 miSharp right onto Waddell Basin West, heading SW.
  29. 1 miContinue straight onto C-8000, heading SW.
  30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto C-8300, heading S.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-8000, heading SW.
  32. 200 ftTurn right onto Waddell Basin West, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-8000, heading SW.
  34. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading S.
  35. 1 miBear right onto Twin Peaks, heading S.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading S.
  37. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/b-8500-c-8300-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

65% dirt35% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~205 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 12:07 AM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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