Puyallup River & Puyallup Riverwalk Trail via Foothills Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near McMillin, WA. The route reaches Puyallup River at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi52 – 151 ft14.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.11722, -122.23697
Nearest town McMillin, WA
Directions
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Puyallup River & Puyallup Riverwalk Trail via Foothills Trail
13.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 54–151 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.11722, -122.23697
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Puyallup Riverwalk Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Foothills Trail, heading E.
- 4.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Puyallup River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 4.2 miSharp right onto Puyallup Riverwalk Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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
60% paved12% gravel28% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity60%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Mon
73°49°
Tue
70°52°
Wed
69°46°
Thu
58°49°
63%
Fri
62°50°
66%
Sat
65°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 4:39 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Puyallup Riverwalk Trail & South Fork Road East 5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Puyallup Riverwalk Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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