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JBLM Boundary Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 5 hr 39 min

JBLM Boundary Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Fir Tree, WA. It climbs 563 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 571 ft · steepest grade: 17%16.2 mi

Getting there

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

16.1 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Elevation 214–570 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.95385, -122.79114

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:13 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 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading E.
  10. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  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-26-km-8756

Trail surface

16% gravel13% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 4:39 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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