Puyallup River via Foothills Trail
4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Puyallup River via Foothills Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Alderton, WA. The route reaches Puyallup River at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 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
4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 54–93 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 47.16969, -122.23409
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 73°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Puyallup River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from connector Trailhead
- Foothills Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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