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Flash Mountain–C-8270, 4 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,115 ft · 6 hr 43 min

Flash Mountain–C-8270, 4 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Delphi, WA. The route reaches Flash Mountain at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 3,115 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 2,595 ft · steepest grade: 22%16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Al Davis Trail 46.94541, -123.07228
Nearest town Delphi, WA
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Flash Mountain–C-8270, 4 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,115 ft · 6 hr 43 min

Elevation 347–2,595 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Al Davis Trail · 46.94541, -123.07228

Weather Aug 5: sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Waddell Basin East Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left 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 NW.
  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 N.
  11. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left onto Twin Peaks, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miSharp left onto 30 Inmates, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Twin Peaks, heading S.
  15. 300 ftBear left onto C-8240, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Twin Peaks, heading E.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading W.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto C-8270, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Twin Peaks, heading W.
  23. 1.3 miSharp right onto C-4400, heading W.
  24. 0.8 miReach Flash Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.8 miSharp left onto Twin Peaks, heading S.
  26. 1.3 miTurn left onto C-8270, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftBear left onto Twin Peaks, heading E.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading E.
  30. 250 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading E.
  32. 200 ftBear right onto C-8240, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miBear right onto Twin Peaks, heading SE.
  34. 350 ftBear right onto 30 Inmates, heading SE.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miSharp right onto Twin Peaks, heading E.
  37. 0.6 miSharp right onto Waddell Basin West, heading SE.
  38. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Quarry, heading W.
  39. 1.1 miTurn left onto C-7010A, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto Quarry, heading SW.
  41. 350 ftBear left onto Waddell Basin West, heading SW.
  42. 0.8 miTurn left onto D-4900, heading W.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  44. 50 ftBear left onto D-4951, heading W.
  45. 100 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading NW.
  46. 1.3 miTurn left onto Al Davis Trail, heading SW.
  47. 0.3 miBear right onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading N.
  48. 50 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-26-km-727c

Trail surface

62% dirt34% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:58 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.5 mi in (~253 min). Leave by 4:07 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 12:12 AM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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