C-8400 & Divide Trail North via C-8000
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,337 ft · 5 hr 34 min
C-8400 & Divide Trail North via C-8000 is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Forbes, WA. It climbs 2,337 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 1,933 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: C-4810 47.01295, -123.12608
Nearest town Forbes, WA
Directions
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C-8400 & Divide Trail North via C-8000
13.2 mi · ▲ 2,337 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Elevation 513–1,932 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: C-4810 · 47.01295, -123.12608
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
- Start on C-4810, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto C-4700, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear right onto B-8500, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Divide Trail North, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto C-8000, heading SE.
- 2.9 miSharp right onto C-8400, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach Divide Trail North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto C-8000, heading NE.
- 2.9 miBear right onto Divide Trail North, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto B-8500, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto C-4700, heading S.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto C-4810, heading W.
- 100 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
89% gravel11% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from C-4810 Trailhead
- C-4700 3.2 mi · ▲ 374 ft
- C-4700 3.7 mi · ▲ 571 ft
- C-4700 4.4 mi · ▲ 777 ft
- B-8500 & B-8580 4.5 mi · ▲ 777 ft
- Rock Candy Mountain via C-4700 5.9 mi · ▲ 814 ft
- North Rim #1 & Rock Candy West via C-4700 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,689 ft
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