Fort Lewis Paved Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Fort Lewis Paved Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Rainier, WA. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 600 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.90881, -122.71404
Nearest town Rainier, WA

Directions

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Fort Lewis Paved Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 432–602 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.90881, -122.71404

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 18% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 1.5 miReach Fort Lewis Paved Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

37% paved63% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 72°F49°
Precip18%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity80%
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: 5% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sun 74°50°
Mon 67°49°
Tue 75°51°
Wed 81°48°
Thu 67°50°
Fri 72°45° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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