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C-9580 & Waddell Basin East via C-9000

5.8 mi · ▲ 978 ft · 2 hr 25 min

C-9580 & Waddell Basin East via C-9000 is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Delphi, WA. It climbs 978 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 mi712 – 1,618 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: C-9002 46.96265, -123.05748
Nearest town Delphi, WA
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C-9580 & Waddell Basin East via C-9000

5.8 mi · ▲ 978 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 712–1,617 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: C-9002 · 46.96265, -123.05748

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

  1. Start on C-9002, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto C-9000, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-9110, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftTurn right onto Waddell Basin East, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-9007, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin East, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto C-9000, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto C-9005, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto C-9000, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right onto C-9580, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miReach Waddell Basin East, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto C-9000, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right onto C-9005, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto C-9000, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left onto Waddell Basin East, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-9007, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin East, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto C-9110, heading NE.
  19. 200 ftContinue straight onto C-9000, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto C-9002, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/c-9580-waddell-basin-east-out-back

Trail surface

78% gravel22% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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