Puyallup River via Foothills Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back near Orting, WA. The route passes Puyallup River and Puyallup River before reaching Puyallup River at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 177 ft16.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.10520, -122.21811
Nearest town Orting, WA
Directions
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Puyallup River via Foothills Trail
16 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 41–176 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.10520, -122.21811
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 71°F / low 54° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading NW.
- 6.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Puyallup River.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Riverwalk Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftPass Puyallup River.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Puyallup River.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Puyallup River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Foothills Trail, heading S.
- 6.1 miTurn 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
85% paved15% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F54°
Precip6%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity88%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Wed
65°50°
Thu
65°47°
60%
Fri
66°48°
83%
Sat
67°42°
Sun
54°51°
16%
Mon
64°49°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~127 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Foothills Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Foothills Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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