Flores & Hurd via Prairie Line Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Flores & Hurd via Prairie Line Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Yelm Shoreline Protected Area near Yelm, WA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flores & Hurd via Prairie Line Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 277–341 ft
Out & Back · Yelm Shoreline Protected Area
Trailhead: Prairie Line Trail · 46.94520, -122.60128
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:54 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 553 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prairie Line Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Hurd, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Prairie Line Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Flores, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Hurd, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Prairie Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hurd, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Prairie Line Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 8:05 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 553 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Prairie Line Trail Trailhead
- Solberg Lake & McKenzie Lake via Yelm-Tenino Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Line Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Prairie Line Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Nisqually River Bridge & Prairie Line Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- McEnniery Lake–Fagan Lake, 4 lakes 9.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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