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

  1. Start on C-4810, heading E.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto C-4700, heading E.
  3. 1.5 miBear right onto B-8500, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Divide Trail North, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miBear left onto C-8000, heading SE.
  6. 2.9 miSharp right onto C-8400, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miReach Divide Trail North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miSharp left onto C-8000, heading NE.
  9. 2.9 miBear right onto Divide Trail North, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left onto B-8500, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto C-4700, heading S.
  12. 1.5 miContinue straight onto C-4810, heading W.
  13. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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.

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