Adair Creek Trail & Tolt Pipeline Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,429 ft · 6 hr 5 min
Adair Creek Trail & Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near York, WA. It climbs 1,429 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Adair Creek Trail & Tolt Pipeline Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,429 ft · 6 hr 5 min
Elevation 19–540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.71386, -122.15437
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: NE 124th St & Willows Rd NE stop 284 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Willows Road Regional Trail Connection, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Eastrail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 4.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Colin Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Adair Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cedar Heights Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Adair Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Tolt Pipeline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right onto Cedar Heights Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Adair Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Colin Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 4.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Eastrail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Willows Road Regional Trail Connection, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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 2.9 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NE 124th St & Willows Rd NE stop 284 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Eastrail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Eastrail 3.2 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- Eastrail 3.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 60 ft
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