Lesser-Ranch Trail & Power Lines Trail via JBLM Boundary Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Lesser-Ranch Trail & Power Lines Trail via JBLM Boundary Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Rainier, WA. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lesser-Ranch Trail & Power Lines Trail via JBLM Boundary Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 447–547 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 46.90881, -122.71404
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Lesser-Ranch Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Power Lines Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Lesser-Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lesser-Ranch Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:19 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM — 19 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- JBLM Boundary Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Fort Lewis Paved Road 4 mi · ▲ 64 ft
- JBLM Boundary Trail 5 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- JBLM Boundary Trail Loop 6.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- JBLM Boundary Trail 7 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- JBLM Boundary Trail Loop 7.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft
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