Puyallup River via Riverwalk Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Puyallup River via Riverwalk Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Sumner, WA. The route passes Puyallup River and Puyallup River before reaching Puyallup River at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 61 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 Riverwalk Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 35–69 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sumner Link Trail · 47.20280, -122.24591
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Transit-accessible: Sumner stop 195 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sumner Link Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Puyallup River.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Riverwalk Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Puyallup River.
- 0.8 miPass Puyallup River.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Puyallup River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Sumner Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Sumner stop 195 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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