C-8300 & Divide Trail North via C-8000
13.3 mi · ▲ 3,159 ft · 6 hr 1 min
C-8300 & Divide Trail North via C-8000 is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Forbes, WA. It climbs 3,159 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
C-8300 & Divide Trail North via C-8000
13.3 mi · ▲ 3,159 ft · 6 hr 1 min
Elevation 470–1,746 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: B-7651 · 47.02949, -123.11011
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 72°F / low 52° · precip 29% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start on B-7651, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left onto BPA-2715, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto B-7650, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto B-7700, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Divide Trail North, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto B-8500, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Divide Trail North, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto C-8000, heading SE.
- 3.3 miSharp right onto C-8300, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Divide Trail North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto C-8000, heading S.
- 3.3 miBear right onto Divide Trail North, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto B-8500, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Divide Trail North, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto B-7700, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Rim #1, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto BPA-2715, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto B-7651, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from B-7651 Trailhead
- B-8000 2.1 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Divide Trail North 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft
- Divide Trail North & Rock Candy West 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,984 ft
- B-8520–B-8580, 3 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft
- C-4600–C-8000, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft
- C-8000–C-8220, 5 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 2,629 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Forbes, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Forbes, Washington