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This Lacey YRE walks on the Chehalis Western Trail, a rails-to-trails conversion. It's 'brother' (or 'sister') YRE is Olympia YR1743, which walks on a more southwestern portion of the CWT.
The Lacey section of the Chehalis Western Trail has a different feeling from the Olympia walk. The Lacey walk starts in Panorama City, an enormous, and well-designed, retirement community. You walk through a couple of residential streets before hitting the CWT.
This walk is primarily an out-and-back walk. During the first couple of kilometers the CWT goes through a more urban area than the Olympia walk. The CWT parallels some back yards for a short time and hits a number of cross-walks. But before long the Trail heads into a rural, and then woodsy, area.
At this point, there's some delightful scenery to enjoy. I particularly liked 'fern alley' (see my pictures) and the lovely bridge/overpass at the turn-around point. If you enjoy walking rails-to-trails, the Lacey and Olympia walks are both great walks, and they make nice companion walks for those who like to do two 10Ks at a time. The start points are only about a ten minute drive from one another.
Flat, easy, and scenic, this is another winning YRE from the Capitol Volkssport Club.
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