Chehalis Western Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Chehalis Western Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near South Bay, WA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chehalis Western Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 160–215 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.08231, -122.84304
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 71°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Chehalis Western Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Karen Fraser Woodland Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 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.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Chehalis Western Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Chehalis Western Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Chehalis Western Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Chehalis Western Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Chehalis Western Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Chehalis Western Trail
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