Prairie Line Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Prairie Line Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Yelm, WA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Line Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 303–342 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 46.94322, -122.60449
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 72°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:14 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.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 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
- Prairie Line Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Prairie Line Trail 4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- McEnniery Lake–Fagan Lake, 4 lakes 9.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hurd via Prairie Line Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Flores via Prairie Line Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Solberg Lake & McKenzie Lake via Yelm-Tenino Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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