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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading NW.
  3. 6.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miPass Puyallup River.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Riverwalk Trail, heading N.
  11. 100 ftPass Puyallup River.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miPass Puyallup River.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miReach Puyallup River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  26. 250 ftSharp left onto Foothills Trail, heading S.
  27. 6.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 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 85°F54°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 5:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed 91°59°
Thu 94°55°
Fri 87°52°
Sat 85°53°
Sun 84°50°
Mon 86°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~132 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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