Hurd via Prairie Line Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Hurd via Prairie Line Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Yelm Shoreline Protected Area near Yelm, WA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hurd via Prairie Line Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 277–342 ft
Out & Back · Yelm Shoreline Protected Area
Trailhead: connector · 46.94322, -122.60449
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 273 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Prairie Line Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Hurd, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Hurd, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Prairie Line Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 (~21 min). Leave by 8:00 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 273 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Solberg Lake & McKenzie Lake via Yelm-Tenino Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Line Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Prairie Line Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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- Flores via Prairie Line Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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