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Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop

4.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop is a 4.5-mile loop near North Yelm, WA. It climbs 313 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi345 – 604 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.96233, -122.65540
Nearest town North Yelm, WA
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Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop

4.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 345–604 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 46.96233, -122.65540

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 72°F / low 47° · precip 18% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftThe 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-loop-7-km-97e4

Trail surface

24% gravel11% paved65% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F47°
Precip18%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: 6% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 18% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 14% 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°50°
Tue 75°52°
Wed 82°48°
Thu 68°50°
Fri 72°45° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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