Fort Lewis Paved Road–Summers, 4 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 5 hr
Fort Lewis Paved Road–Summers, 4 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Yelm, WA. It climbs 397 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi348 – 535 ft14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Coon 46.94395, -122.63825
Nearest town Yelm, WA
Directions
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Fort Lewis Paved Road–Summers, 4 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 346–533 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Coon · 46.94395, -122.63825
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start on Coon, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Summers, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Straight Away, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto To the Left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Spooky Woods, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto To the Left, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Victoria, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lesser Loop-JBLM Boundary Trail Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Summers, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lesser Loop-JBLM Boundary Trail Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Victoria, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Spooky Woods, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto To the Left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Straight Away, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Summers, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Coon, heading E.
- 0.2 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
30% dirt27% gravel9% paved6% other28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:40 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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