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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.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 394 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.96953, -122.64368
Nearest town North Yelm, WA
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading S.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miReach Fort Lewis Paved Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fort-lewis-paved-road-out-back-7-km-0b0d

Trail surface

35% paved65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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