Fort Lewis Paved Road

9 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Fort Lewis Paved Road is a 9-mile out-and-back near Saint Clair, WA. It climbs 795 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 604 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.96702, -122.71216
Nearest town Saint Clair, WA

Directions

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Fort Lewis Paved Road

9 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 205–604 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.96702, -122.71216

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 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

23% gravel11% paved66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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