Yelm Shoreline Protected Area

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.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 341 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 46.94322, -122.60449
Nearest town Yelm, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Prairie Line Trail, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right onto Hurd, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miReach Hurd, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Prairie Line Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

68% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:54 AMSunset 8:40 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 273 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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