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Rollover Hill–Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop, 7 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Rollover Hill–Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop, 7 sights is an 11.9-mile loop near North Yelm, WA. The route reaches Rollover Hill. It climbs 581 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 604 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.96953, -122.64368
Nearest town North Yelm, WA
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Rollover Hill–Fort Lewis Paved Road Loop, 7 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 321–604 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 46.96953, -122.64368

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 69°F / low 51° · precip 18% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.5 miBear right onto Power Lines Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Power Lines, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Victoria, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Nettle, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cottonwood, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ranch Loop, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right onto Geszvain, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miPass Rollover Hill.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ranch Loop, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left onto Victoria, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Walsh, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rollover-hill-loop

Trail surface

29% gravel26% dirt7% paved4% other34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F51°
Precip18%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 12% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 11% rain10 AM: 8% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 18% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sat 71°50° 19%
Sun 75°47°
Mon 69°48°
Tue 76°49°
Wed 87°50°
Thu 74°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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