Water Flume Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Water Flume Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near South 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.
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Water Flume Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 259–282 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Water Flume Trail · 47.21229, -122.48244
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: South Tacoma Way & South 50th Street stop 94 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Water Flume Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Water Flume Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: South Tacoma Way & South 50th Street stop 94 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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