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Mount Molly via Waddell Basin West

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,295 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Mount Molly via Waddell Basin West is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Mima, WA. The route reaches Mount Molly at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,295 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi397 – 1,132 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: D-4000A1 46.93767, -123.09902
Nearest town Mima, WA
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Mount Molly via Waddell Basin West

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,295 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 396–1,131 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: D-4000A1 · 46.93767, -123.09902

Weather Jul 17: Overcast, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:35 AM · sunset 9:03 PM

  1. Start on D-4000A1, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Bills Hill Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto Al Davis Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto Waddell Basin West, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftReach Mount Molly, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 1.4 miSharp right onto Al Davis Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto Bills Hill Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left onto D-4000A1, heading W.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-molly-out-back-7-km-1633

Trail surface

70% dirt11% gravel19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F53°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 5:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:03 PM
Sat 71°54°
Sun 81°54°
Mon 90°52°
Tue 94°57°
Wed 89°57°
Thu 87°54°

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