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
- 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.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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
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.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Fort Lewis Paved Road 7.7 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Fort Lewis Paved Road 8.5 mi · ▲ 440 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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