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Nisqually River Bridge & Prairie Line Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr

Nisqually River Bridge & Prairie Line Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near North Yelm, WA. The route reaches Nisqually River Bridge at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 335 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.95345, -122.58846
Nearest town North Yelm, WA
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Nisqually River Bridge & Prairie Line Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 257–336 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.95345, -122.58846

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 71°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Prairie Line Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Hurd, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Line Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Flores, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Nisqually River Bridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prairie Line Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hurd, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Line Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftArrive 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/nisqually-river-bridge-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

80% paved16% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 71°F44°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity58%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Mon 71°47°
Tue 71°50°
Wed 69°45°
Thu 56°47° 60%
Fri 63°48° 61%
Sat 64°48°

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