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C-8270–Quarry, 5 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,402 ft · 5 hr 56 min

C-8270–Quarry, 5 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Littlerock, WA. It climbs 2,402 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 1,877 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middle Waddell Trailhead 46.93421, -123.07321
Nearest town Littlerock, WA
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C-8270–Quarry, 5 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,402 ft · 5 hr 56 min

Elevation 333–1,878 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Middle Waddell Trailhead · 46.93421, -123.07321

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Waddell Basin East Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Middle Waddell Campground, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Al Davis Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Waddell Basin West, heading W.
  6. 1.3 miContinue straight onto D-4951, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto D-4900, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Waddell Basin West, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miBear right onto Quarry, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto C-7010A, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Quarry, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miSharp left onto Twin Peaks, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left onto 30 Inmates, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Twin Peaks, heading S.
  17. 300 ftBear left onto C-8240, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Twin Peaks, heading E.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto C-8270, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Twin Peaks, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miReach Waddell Basin East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left onto C-8270, heading W.
  27. 100 ftBear left onto Twin Peaks, heading S.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading SE.
  30. 250 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading SE.
  32. 200 ftBear right onto C-8240, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miBear right onto Twin Peaks, heading SE.
  34. 350 ftBear right onto 30 Inmates, heading SE.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miSharp right onto Twin Peaks, heading SE.
  37. 0.6 miSharp right onto Waddell Basin West, heading S.
  38. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Quarry, heading W.
  39. 1.1 miTurn left onto C-7010A, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto Quarry, heading SW.
  41. 350 ftBear left onto Waddell Basin West, heading S.
  42. 0.8 miTurn left onto D-4900, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftBear left onto D-4951, heading NW.
  45. 100 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading NW.
  46. 1.3 miTurn left onto Al Davis Trail, heading SW.
  47. 0.3 miTurn right onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading N.
  48. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Middle Waddell Campground, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftBear right onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading SE.
  50. 0.2 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/c-8270-quarry-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

69% dirt26% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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