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JBLM Boundary Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 5 hr

JBLM Boundary Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Fir Tree, WA. It climbs 534 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 571 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.95385, -122.79114
Nearest town Fir Tree, WA
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JBLM Boundary Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 214–570 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.95385, -122.79114

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 4.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 1.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 1.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 4.2 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-23-km-2def

Trail surface

18% gravel1% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 8:12 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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