Dandy–Fort Lewis Paved Road, 6 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Dandy–Fort Lewis Paved Road, 6 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near North Yelm, WA. It climbs 546 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dandy–Fort Lewis Paved Road, 6 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 321–604 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 46.96953, -122.64368
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 72°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Power Lines Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Power Lines, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Victoria, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ranch Loop, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dandy, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Fort Lewis Paved Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Ranch Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Victoria, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Walsh, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via JBLM Boundary Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via JBLM Boundary Trail
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via JBLM Boundary Trail
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via JBLM Boundary Trail
- 4.5 mi · loop · via JBLM Boundary Trail
- 5 mi · loop · via JBLM Boundary Trail
- 5.6 mi · loop · via JBLM Boundary Trail
- 6.9 mi · loop · via JBLM Boundary Trail
More from this trailhead
- East To West Trail–Fort Lewis Paved Road, 4 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Fort Lewis Paved Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Cottonwood–Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop, 6 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 544 ft
- Brazil–Dog Woods Loop, 6 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Rollover Hill–Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop, 7 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 581 ft
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