C-9400–Waddell Basin East Trail, 3 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,257 ft · 5 hr 8 min
C-9400–Waddell Basin East Trail, 3 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Littlerock, WA. It climbs 1,257 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi335 – 1,224 ft · steepest grade: 15%14.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Middle Waddell Trailhead 46.93421, -123.07321
Nearest town Littlerock, WA
Directions
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C-9400–Waddell Basin East Trail, 3 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,257 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 333–1,224 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Middle Waddell Trailhead · 46.93421, -123.07321
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 52° · precip 28% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Waddell Basin East Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Middle Waddell Campground, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Al Davis Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto C-9110, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto C-9111, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto C-9110, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Waddell Basin East, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-9007, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin East, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto C-9000, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto C-9400, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear left onto C-9465, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto C-9400, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Waddell Basin East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto C-9465, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto C-9400, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto C-9000, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Waddell Basin East, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-9007, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin East, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto C-9110, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto C-9111, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto C-9110, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Al Davis Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Middle Waddell Campground, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading W.
- 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 surface
58% dirt42% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F52°
Precip28%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity83%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:48 PM
Sun
75°51°
Mon
67°50°
Tue
75°50°
Wed
82°49°
Thu
65°49°
Fri
74°46°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Middle Waddell Trailhead Trailhead
- Waddell Basin East Trail Loop via Waddell Basin West 2.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Al Davis Trail–Bills Hill Trail, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 570 ft
- Mount Molly & Waddell Basin East Trail via Waddell Basin West 5.1 mi · ▲ 774 ft
- C-9000 & Waddell Basin East Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Waddell Basin West 6.2 mi · ▲ 780 ft
- D-4900–D-4920, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 777 ft
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