AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop

13 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop is a 13-mile loop near Saint Clair, WA. It climbs 518 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 604 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.96702, -122.71216
Nearest town Saint Clair, WA
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Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop

13 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 205–604 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 46.96702, -122.71216

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Fort Lewis Paved Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miThe loop closes 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-fort-lewis-paved-road-loop-21-km-6968

Trail surface

23% paved15% gravel62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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