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Flash Mountain–Divide Trail South, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 2,053 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Flash Mountain–Divide Trail South, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Delphi, WA. The route reaches Flash Mountain at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 2,053 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 2,595 ft · steepest grade: 27%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waddell Basin West 46.96360, -123.11197
Nearest town Delphi, WA
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Flash Mountain–Divide Trail South, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 2,053 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 978–2,595 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Waddell Basin West · 46.96360, -123.11197

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Waddell Basin West, heading N.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto C-7000, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Divide Trail South, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto C-7050, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto C-7000, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Molly Loop, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto The Grunt, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Capitol Peak, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto C-4400, heading NE.
  16. 0.8 miReach Flash Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading SW.
  18. 0.8 miContinue straight onto The Grunt, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miBear left onto C-7000, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Molly Loop, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto C-7050, heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  25. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto C-7000, heading E.
  29. 200 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading E.
  31. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/flash-mountain-out-back-12-km-bb6c

Trail surface

65% gravel35% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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