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Tacoma Water

Forest Road 5250

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,997 ft · 6 hr 2 min

Forest Road 5250 is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Tacoma Water near Stampede, WA. It climbs 1,997 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,651 – 4,216 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.20353, -121.36713
Nearest town Stampede, WA
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Forest Road 5250

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,997 ft · 6 hr 2 min

Elevation 2,652–4,215 ft

Out & Back · Tacoma Water

Trailhead: 47.20353, -121.36713

Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 64°F / low 41° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto National Forest Development Road 110, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5250, heading W.
  5. 6.4 miBear left onto Forest Road 5405, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftReach Forest Road 5250, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Forest Road 5250, heading NW.
  8. 6.4 miTurn right onto National Forest Development Road 110, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miArrive 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/forest-road-5250-out-back-24-km

Trail surface

85% gravel15% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 64°F41°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity67%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 72°53°
Wed 78°56°
Thu 80°53°
Fri 71°46°
Sat 69°44°
Sun 71°44°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:13 PM.

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