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Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area

Chehalis Western Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Chehalis Western Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area near Lacey, WA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 213 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.04367, -122.83265
Nearest town Lacey, WA
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Chehalis Western Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 97–215 ft

Out & Back · Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: 47.04367, -122.83265

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: 6th and Sleater Kinney [wb] stop 64 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sleater Kinney Road Trailhead, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto I 5 Trail, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sleater Kinney Road Trailhead, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto I 5 Trail, heading W.
  7. 400 ftTurn right onto Chehalis Western Trail, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 3.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 2.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftReach Chehalis Western Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 2.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 3.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto I 5 Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sleater Kinney Road Trailhead, heading S.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto I 5 Trail, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sleater Kinney Road Trailhead, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 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/chehalis-western-trail-i-5-trail-out-back-19-km-7e5d

Trail surface

89% paved2% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 6th and Sleater Kinney [wb] stop 64 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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