I 5 Trail via Chehalis Western Trail
6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min
I 5 Trail via Chehalis Western Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near South Bay, WA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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I 5 Trail via Chehalis Western Trail
6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 160–215 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.08231, -122.84304
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 71°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Chehalis Western Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto I 5 Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sleater Kinney Road Trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto I 5 Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach I 5 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sleater Kinney Road Trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto I 5 Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Chehalis Western Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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