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Fort Steilacoom Park

Fort Steilacoom Park Trail

2 mi · ▲ 95 ft · 43 min

Fort Steilacoom Park Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Fort Steilacoom Park near Pioneer, WA. It is mostly level, with 95 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 345 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.17383, -122.57052
Nearest town Pioneer, WA
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Fort Steilacoom Park Trail

2 mi · ▲ 95 ft · 43 min

Elevation 234–345 ft

Out & Back · Fort Steilacoom Park

Trailhead: 47.17383, -122.57052

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Pierce College - Steilacoom stop 301 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 500 ftBear right onto Fort Steilacoom Park Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miReach Fort Steilacoom Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-steilacoom-park-trail-out-back

Trail surface

31% paved29% gravel9% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:54 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:59 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pierce College - Steilacoom stop 301 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Pioneer, Washington