Puyallup River & South Fork Road East via Foothills Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Sumner, WA. The route reaches Puyallup River. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi72 – 138 ft11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.18723, -122.24002
Nearest town Sumner, WA
Directions
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Puyallup River & South Fork Road East via Foothills Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 71–138 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.18723, -122.24002
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Puyallup River.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Foothills Trail, heading E.
- 4.2 miTurn right onto South Fork Road East, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Puyallup River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading NE.
- 4.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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
73% paved14% gravel4% grass9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:39 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:19 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:39 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:14 PM.
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