Fort Lewis Paved Road

4 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Fort Lewis Paved Road is a 4-mile out-and-back near Rainier, WA. It is mostly level, with 64 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 571 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.90881, -122.71404
Nearest town Rainier, WA

Directions

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Fort Lewis Paved Road

4 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 457–570 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.90881, -122.71404

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading W.
  6. 100 ftReach Fort Lewis Paved Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

55% gravel1% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:20 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM — 19 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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