Forest Road 5250
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,382 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Forest Road 5250 is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Tacoma Water near Stampede, WA. It climbs 2,382 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Forest Road 5250
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,382 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 2,652–4,163 ft
Out & Back · Tacoma Water
Trailhead: connector · 47.20057, -121.37835
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 66°F / low 41° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto National Forest Development Road 110, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5250, heading W.
- 6.4 miBear left onto Forest Road 5405, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Forest Road 5250, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Forest Road 5250, heading NW.
- 6.4 miTurn right onto National Forest Development Road 110, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM — 7 min before dark.
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More from connector Trailhead
- National Forest Development Road 110 3.4 mi · ▲ 806 ft
- National Forest Development Road 5250-1 4.4 mi · ▲ 980 ft
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