Flash Mountain via C-7000

14 mi · ▲ 2,905 ft · 6 hr 7 min

Flash Mountain via C-7000 is a 14-mile out-and-back near Delphi, WA. The route reaches Flash Mountain at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,905 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 2,595 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: D-4920 46.94538, -123.08743
Nearest town Delphi, WA

Directions

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Flash Mountain via C-7000

14 mi · ▲ 2,905 ft · 6 hr 7 min

Elevation 714–2,595 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: D-4920 · 46.94538, -123.08743

Weather Jul 17: Overcast, high 67°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:35 AM · sunset 9:03 PM

  1. Start on D-4920, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto D-4900, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Waddell Basin West, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miBear right onto Quarry, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto C-7010A, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Quarry, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Divide Trail South, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto C-7050, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto C-7000, heading W.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Molly Loop, heading W.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto The Grunt, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Capitol Peak, heading W.
  22. 0.8 miContinue straight onto C-4400, heading NE.
  23. 0.8 miReach Flash Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading E.
  25. 0.8 miContinue straight onto The Grunt, heading S.
  26. 0.7 miBear left onto C-7000, heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Molly Loop, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  30. 500 ftBear right onto C-7050, heading E.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  32. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading E.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading S.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto C-7000, heading S.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading S.
  37. 0.4 miTurn left onto Waddell Basin West, heading NW.
  38. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Quarry, heading W.
  39. 1.1 miTurn left onto C-7010A, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto Quarry, heading SE.
  41. 300 ftBear left onto Waddell Basin West, heading SE.
  42. 0.8 miSharp right onto D-4900, heading S.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  44. 0.4 miTurn left onto D-4920, heading E.
  45. 0.3 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% gravel42% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 67°F54°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 5:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:03 PM
Sat 73°52°
Sun 82°54°
Mon 90°52°
Tue 94°58°
Wed 90°57°
Thu 87°55°

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