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Mount Molly Loop via Waddell Basin West

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,784 ft · 5 hr 56 min

Mount Molly Loop via Waddell Basin West is a 15.1-mile loop near Mima, WA. The route reaches Mount Molly. It climbs 1,784 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 1,191 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: D-4800 46.94059, -123.08721
Nearest town Mima, WA
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Mount Molly Loop via Waddell Basin West

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,784 ft · 5 hr 56 min

Elevation 347–1,191 ft

Loop

Trailhead: D-4800 · 46.94059, -123.08721

Weather Jul 17: Overcast, high 68°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:35 AM · sunset 9:03 PM

  1. Start on D-4800, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Al Davis Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Waddell Basin West, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miPass Mount Molly.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto D-4900, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Waddell Basin West, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miBear right onto Quarry, heading N.
  11. 300 ftTurn right onto C-7010A, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Quarry, heading NE.
  13. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Waddell Basin West, heading NW.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto C-8000, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miContinue straight onto C-8300, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-8000, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading N.
  20. 1 miTurn right onto Waddell Basin East, heading N.
  21. 2.5 miTurn left onto C-9431, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right onto Waddell Basin East, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto C-9431, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto C-9430, heading W.
  25. 150 ftBear right onto C-9400, heading W.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right onto C-9000, heading E.
  27. 0.7 miBear left onto C-9007, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto C-9000, heading S.
  29. 1.1 miBear left onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading W.
  30. 1.6 miSharp right onto Al Davis Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left onto Waddell Basin West, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Al Davis Trail, heading S.
  33. 0.5 miContinue straight onto D-4800, heading S.
  34. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/mount-molly-loop-23-km-832b

Trail surface

58% dirt36% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 68°F54°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 5:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:03 PM
Sat 72°53°
Sun 83°54°
Mon 91°53°
Tue 95°58°
Wed 90°58°
Thu 88°55°

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