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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.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 213 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.08231, -122.84304
Nearest town South Bay, WA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Chehalis Western Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto I 5 Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sleater Kinney Road Trailhead, heading E.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto I 5 Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miReach I 5 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sleater Kinney Road Trailhead, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto I 5 Trail, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto Chehalis Western Trail, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 2.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 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/i-5-trail-out-back-10-km-472f

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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