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Ruston Way Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Old Tacoma, WA. 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 mi10 – 20 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.27521, -122.46150
Nearest town Old Tacoma, WA

Directions

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Ruston Way Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 9–19 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.27521, -122.46150

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ruston Way Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miReach Ruston Way Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 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

93% paved2% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead