Prairie Line Trail
4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Prairie Line Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Yelm, WA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Line Trail
4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 285–342 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 46.94322, -122.60449
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 25% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 273 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Prairie Line Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Hurd, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Line Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 273 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Solberg Lake & McKenzie Lake via Yelm-Tenino Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Line Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Prairie Line Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Hurd via Prairie Line Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Flores via Prairie Line Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- McEnniery Lake–Fagan Lake, 4 lakes 9.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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