Fort Lewis Paved Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Fort Lewis Paved Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near North Yelm, WA. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fort Lewis Paved Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 321–394 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 46.96953, -122.64368
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Fort Lewis Paved Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- East To West Trail–Fort Lewis Paved Road, 4 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Dandy–Fort Lewis Paved Road, 6 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Brazil–Dog Woods Loop, 6 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Cottonwood–Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop, 6 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 544 ft
- Rollover Hill–Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop, 7 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 581 ft
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