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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 Sep 20: Fog, high 73°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Puyallup River.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftSharp left onto Foothills Trail, heading E.
  7. 4.2 miTurn right onto South Fork Road East, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miReach Puyallup River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading NE.
  12. 4.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 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

FogTemperature 73°F48°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity54%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Mon 72°49°
Tue 72°53° 19%
Wed 69°46°
Thu 58°49° 62%
Fri 63°50° 67%
Sat 65°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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