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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:40 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

Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:20 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM — 19 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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