Garfield Gulch & Ruston Way Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Old Tacoma, WA. The route reaches Garfield Gulch at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 20 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ruston Way Trail 47.28285, -122.48201
Nearest town Old Tacoma, WA
Directions
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Garfield Gulch & Ruston Way Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Elevation 7–19 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ruston Way Trail · 47.28285, -122.48201
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ruston Way Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Path of Expulsion, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Garfield Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ruston Way Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
86% paved8% dirt6% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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