Fort Lewis Paved Road

11.2 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Fort Lewis Paved Road is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near North Yelm, WA. It climbs 793 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 604 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.99558, -122.65884
Nearest town North Yelm, WA

Directions

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Fort Lewis Paved Road

11.2 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Elevation 274–604 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.99558, -122.65884

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 73°F / low 47° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 2.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

12% gravel5% paved83% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 73°F47°
Precip16%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity89%
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: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 10% 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°49°
Wed 82°49°
Thu 69°49°
Fri 74°45° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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