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JBLM Boundary Trail Loop

5 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 44 min

JBLM Boundary Trail Loop is a 5-mile loop near Rainier, WA. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi423 – 548 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: JBLM Boundary Trail 46.92362, -122.67935
Nearest town Rainier, WA
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JBLM Boundary Trail Loop

5 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 424–548 ft

Loop

Trailhead: JBLM Boundary Trail · 46.92362, -122.67935

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

  1. Start on JBLM Boundary Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miThe loop closes 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-loop-9-km-6aeb

Trail surface

40% dirt8% paved52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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