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Flash Mountain via Waddell Basin West

16.1 mi · ▲ 3,437 ft · 7 hr 5 min

Flash Mountain via Waddell Basin West is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Delphi, WA. The route reaches Flash Mountain at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 3,437 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 2,595 ft · steepest grade: 24%17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waddell Basin East Trail 46.94765, -123.07144
Nearest town Delphi, WA
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Flash Mountain via Waddell Basin West

16.1 mi · ▲ 3,437 ft · 7 hr 5 min

Elevation 347–2,595 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Waddell Basin East Trail · 46.94765, -123.07144

Weather Jul 18: Mostly clear, high 74°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 9:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Waddell Basin East Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Al Davis Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Waddell Basin West, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto D-4951, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto D-4900, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Waddell Basin West, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miBear right onto Quarry, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto C-7010A, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Quarry, heading NE.
  11. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Divide Trail South, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  14. 200 ftBear left onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  18. 0.8 miContinue straight onto C-7050, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto C-7000, heading W.
  20. 500 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Molly Loop, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto The Grunt, heading W.
  24. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Capitol Peak, heading W.
  25. 0.8 miContinue straight onto C-4400, heading NE.
  26. 0.7 miReach Flash Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading E.
  28. 0.8 miContinue straight onto The Grunt, heading S.
  29. 0.7 miBear left onto C-7000, heading E.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Molly Loop, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  33. 500 ftBear right onto C-7050, heading E.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  35. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  36. 100 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading S.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto C-7000, heading S.
  39. 200 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading S.
  40. 0.4 miTurn left onto Waddell Basin West, heading NW.
  41. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Quarry, heading SW.
  42. 1.1 miTurn left onto C-7010A, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftTurn left onto Quarry, heading SE.
  44. 350 ftBear left onto Waddell Basin West, heading SE.
  45. 0.8 miTurn left onto D-4900, heading S.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  47. 50 ftBear left onto D-4951, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading SW.
  49. 1.3 miTurn left onto Al Davis Trail, heading E.
  50. 0.3 miSharp left onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading SE.
  51. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/flash-mountain-mount-molly-out-back-20-km-9a72

Trail surface

52% dirt44% gravel4% unspecified

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 74°F52°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity82%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:02 PM
Sun 82°56°
Mon 88°53°
Tue 93°60°
Wed 93°57°
Thu 84°53°
Fri 71°52°

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