1. Start on Waddell Basin West, heading SE.
2. 0.3 miTurn left onto D-4900, heading NE.
3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
4. 50 ftBear left onto D-4951, heading E.
5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin West, heading SE.
6. 1.3 miTurn left onto Al Davis Trail, heading SW.
7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading SE.
8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Middle Waddell Campground, heading S.
9. 50 ftBear right onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading S.
10. 0.4 miReach Waddell Basin East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
11. 0.4 miBear left onto Middle Waddell Campground, heading NW.
12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waddell Basin East Trail, heading NW.
13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Al Davis Trail, heading NE.
14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Waddell Basin West, heading W.
15. 1.3 miContinue straight onto D-4951, heading NW.
16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
17. 50 ftTurn left onto D-4900, heading W.
18. 50 ftTurn right onto Waddell Basin West, heading W.
19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/waddell-basin-east-trail-waddell-basin-west-out-back-9-km-396b