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Dog Woods & Lesser-Ranch Trail via JBLM Boundary Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 34 ft · 43 min

Dog Woods & Lesser-Ranch Trail via JBLM Boundary Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Rainier, WA. It is mostly level, with 34 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 515 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Price Lane Connector 46.92230, -122.68045
Nearest town Rainier, WA
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Dog Woods & Lesser-Ranch Trail via JBLM Boundary Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 34 ft · 43 min

Elevation 454–513 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Price Lane Connector · 46.92230, -122.68045

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start on Price Lane Connector, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lesser-Ranch Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Dog Woods, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miReach Lesser-Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lesser-Ranch Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Price Lane Connector, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miArrive 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/jblm-boundary-trail-out-back-4-km-94cc

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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