Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop

4.4 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop is a 4.4-mile loop near Yelm, WA. It climbs 372 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi345 – 604 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.95268, -122.65385
Nearest town Yelm, WA

Directions

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Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop

4.4 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 345–604 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 46.95268, -122.65385

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 52° · precip 19% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.8 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 surface

24% gravel12% paved64% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F52°
Precip19%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity81%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 11% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 10% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 71°51° 18%
Sun 75°49°
Mon 68°49°
Tue 75°52°
Wed 82°48°
Thu 67°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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