Fort Lewis Paved Road

11.2 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Fort Lewis Paved Road is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near North Yelm, WA. It climbs 793 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 604 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.99558, -122.65884
Nearest town North Yelm, WA

Directions

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Fort Lewis Paved Road

11.2 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Elevation 274–604 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.99558, -122.65884

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 2.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

12% gravel5% paved83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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