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.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 482 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.96953, -122.64368
Nearest town North Yelm, WA

Directions

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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

  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. 250 ftSharp left onto East To West Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Horn Meadow, heading E.
  14. 500 ftSharp right onto Overgrown Mess, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miReach Fort Lewis Paved Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left onto Horn Meadow, heading W.
  17. 500 ftTurn left onto East To West Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miSharp right onto Ranch Loop, heading W.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cottonwood, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Nettle, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Victoria, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Power Lines Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.7 miBear left onto JBLM Boundary Trail, heading N.
  25. 1.5 miTurn right onto Fort Lewis Paved Road, heading N.
  26. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

43% dirt18% paved2% other37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:55 AMSunset 8:40 PM

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.

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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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