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

  1. Start on Coon, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Summers, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Straight Away, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto To the Left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Spooky Woods, heading SW.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto To the Left, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miSharp right onto Victoria, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lesser Loop-JBLM Boundary Trail Connector, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miReach Summers, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right onto Lesser Loop-JBLM Boundary Trail Connector, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Victoria, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  27. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Spooky Woods, heading E.
  28. 400 ftBear right onto To the Left, heading E.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left onto Straight Away, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Summers, heading E.
  31. 0.9 miSharp right onto Coon, heading E.
  32. 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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