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Fort Lewis Paved Road

10.3 mi · ▲ 458 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Fort Lewis Paved Road is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Saint Clair, WA. It climbs 458 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 548 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.96702, -122.71216
Nearest town Saint Clair, WA
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Fort Lewis Paved Road

10.3 mi · ▲ 458 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 205–548 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. 2.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fort-lewis-paved-road-out-back-17-km-cd0d

Trail surface

11% paved2% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:50 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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