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East To West Trail–Overgrown Mess, 5 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 46 min

East To West Trail–Overgrown Mess, 5 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Yelm, WA. It climbs 340 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 420 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summers 46.94681, -122.63406
Nearest town Yelm, WA
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East To West Trail–Overgrown Mess, 5 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 346–420 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Summers · 46.94681, -122.63406

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start on Summers, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Straight Away, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto To the Left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Spooky Woods, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Horn Meadow, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Overgrown Mess, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Horn Meadow, heading N.
  8. 500 ftTurn right onto East To West Trail, heading E.
  9. 150 ftReach Summers, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Horn Meadow, heading S.
  11. 500 ftBear left onto Overgrown Mess, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Horn Meadow, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Spooky Woods, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miBear right onto To the Left, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Straight Away, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Summers, heading NW.
  17. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-to-west-trail-overgrown-mess-out-back-5-sights-8-km

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:40 PM

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