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Mount Molly via Waddell Basin East Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,392 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Mount Molly via Waddell Basin East Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Delphi, WA. The route reaches Mount Molly at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 1,392 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 1,132 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: C-9007 46.96743, -123.06320
Nearest town Delphi, WA
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Mount Molly via Waddell Basin East Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,392 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 347–1,131 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: C-9007 · 46.96743, -123.06320

Weather Jul 17: Overcast, high 67°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:35 AM · sunset 9:03 PM

  1. Start on C-9007, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Waddell Basin East, heading E.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto C-9007, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin East, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto C-9110, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto C-9111, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto C-9110, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading SW.
  9. 2.5 miSharp right onto Al Davis Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Waddell Basin West, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftReach Mount Molly, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 1.4 miTurn left onto Al Davis Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading SE.
  17. 2.5 miTurn right onto C-9110, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto C-9111, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-9110, heading NE.
  20. 300 ftTurn left onto Waddell Basin East, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-9007, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin East, heading N.
  23. 150 ftTurn left onto C-9007, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftArrive 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-out-back-15-km-4361

Trail surface

90% dirt3% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 67°F54°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity63%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 5:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:03 PM
Sat 71°52°
Sun 81°55°
Mon 89°51°
Tue 93°57°
Wed 89°56°
Thu 87°54°

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