Rotary Trail Viewpoint & Smith Lake via Chehalis Western Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Rotary Trail Viewpoint & Smith Lake via Chehalis Western Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near South Bay, WA. The route passes Rotary Trail Viewpoint before reaching Smith Lake at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Rotary Trail Viewpoint & Smith Lake via Chehalis Western Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 149–217 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.09124, -122.85032
Weather Jul 17: Overcast, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:34 AM · sunset 9:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Chehalis Western Trail, heading S.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.9 miPass Smith Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Rotary Trail Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 3.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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