Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area
Chehalis Western Railway & Chehalis Western Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Chehalis Western Railway & Chehalis Western Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area near Lacey, WA. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chehalis Western Railway & Chehalis Western Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Elevation 53–215 ft
Out & Back · Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: connector · 47.03788, -122.82617
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Pacific and College [wb] stop 92 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Karen Fraser Woodland Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Chehalis Western Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 3.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Chehalis Western Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 3.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Karen Fraser Woodland Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pacific and College [wb] stop 92 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Karen Fraser Woodland Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Karen Fraser Woodland Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Dmiller Lake via Karen Fraser Woodland Trail 3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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