East To West Trail–Fort Lewis Paved Road, 4 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 3 hr 10 min
East To West Trail–Fort Lewis Paved Road, 4 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near North Yelm, WA. It climbs 391 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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East To West Trail–Fort Lewis Paved Road, 4 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 321–482 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 46.96953, -122.64368
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Power Lines Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Power Lines, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Victoria, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nettle, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cottonwood, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ranch Loop, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto East To West Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Horn Meadow, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Overgrown Mess, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Fort Lewis Paved Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Horn Meadow, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto East To West Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Ranch Loop, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cottonwood, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Nettle, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Victoria, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Power Lines Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:57 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southworth ES [sb] stop 192 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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