AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fort Lewis Paved Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Fort Lewis Paved Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near North Yelm, WA. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 394 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.96953, -122.64368
Nearest town North Yelm, WA
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Fort Lewis Paved Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 321–394 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.96953, -122.64368

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 72°F / low 47° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading S.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miReach Fort Lewis Paved Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fort-lewis-paved-road-out-back-7-km-0b0d

Trail surface

35% paved65% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F47°
Precip19%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity88%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°45° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 75°50°
Mon 68°49°
Tue 75°52°
Wed 82°48°
Thu 67°50°
Fri 72°45° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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