C-9000–Waddell Basin East Trail, 3 sights
13 mi · ▲ 1,888 ft · 5 hr 17 min
C-9000–Waddell Basin East Trail, 3 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back near Delphi, WA. It climbs 1,888 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi384 – 1,834 ft13.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Waddell Basin East Trail 46.94765, -123.07144
Nearest town Delphi, WA
Directions
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C-9000–Waddell Basin East Trail, 3 sights
13 mi · ▲ 1,888 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Elevation 385–1,835 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Waddell Basin East Trail · 46.94765, -123.07144
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Waddell Basin East Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto C-9110, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto C-9111, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto C-9110, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Waddell Basin East, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-9007, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin East, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto C-9000, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto C-9005, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto C-9000, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto C-9600, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto C-9000, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach Waddell Basin East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear right onto C-9600, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto C-9000, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto C-9005, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto C-9000, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Waddell Basin East, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-9007, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin East, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto C-9110, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto C-9111, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto C-9110, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% gravel44% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~202 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- C-9000 3.6 mi · ▲ 342 ft
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- Waddell Basin West 4.2 mi · ▲ 660 ft
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