Puyallup River via Foothills Trail
10 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Puyallup River via Foothills Trail is a 10-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.
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Puyallup River via Foothills Trail
10 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 59–130 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 47.19536, -122.25093
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 72°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Sumner stop 789 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Puyallup River.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Foothills Trail, heading E.
- 4.2 miReach Puyallup River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Transit-accessible: Sumner stop 789 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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