Fort Lewis Paved Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Fort Lewis Paved Road is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near North Yelm, WA. It climbs 440 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi276 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 46.99558, -122.65884
Nearest town North Yelm, WA
Directions
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Fort Lewis Paved Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 274–489 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 46.99558, -122.65884
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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
26% gravel12% paved62% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:40 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Fort Lewis Paved Road 7.7 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Fort Lewis Paved Road 11.2 mi · ▲ 793 ft
- Dandy–Fort Lewis Paved Road, 6 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 993 ft
- To the Left & Victoria via JBLM Boundary Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 948 ft
- JBLM Boundary Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 908 ft
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