Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop

11 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 4 hr

Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop is an 11-mile loop near Saint Clair, WA. It climbs 660 ft. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 604 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.00324, -122.67517
Nearest town Saint Clair, WA

Directions

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Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop

11 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 4 hr

Elevation 263–604 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 47.00324, -122.67517

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 16% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Red Wind Casino [nb] stop 439 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 2.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading S.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.6 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

12% gravel5% paved83% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F49°
Precip16%Wind4 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: 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 7:45 PM
Sun 75°51°
Mon 68°49°
Tue 75°49°
Wed 82°49°
Thu 69°50°
Fri 74°45° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Red Wind Casino [nb] stop 439 m from the trailhead

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