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Mount Molly via Waddell Basin West

3.5 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Mount Molly via Waddell Basin West is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Delphi, WA. The route reaches Mount Molly at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 743 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 1,132 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Al Davis Trail 46.94541, -123.07228
Nearest town Delphi, WA
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Mount Molly via Waddell Basin West

3.5 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 347–1,131 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Al Davis Trail · 46.94541, -123.07228

Weather Jul 18: Mostly clear, high 74°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 9:02 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. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftReach Mount Molly, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left onto Al Davis Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading E.
  10. 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-6-km-8c5e

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 74°F52°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity82%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:02 PM
Sun 82°56°
Mon 88°53°
Tue 93°60°
Wed 93°57°
Thu 84°53°
Fri 71°52°

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