Burke-Gilman Trail via Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Blyth Park near Oskams Corner, WA. It climbs 699 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Burke-Gilman Trail via Tolt Pipeline Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 17–483 ft
Out & Back · Blyth Park
Trailhead: 47.74339, -122.19463
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Juanita Woodinville Way NE & 115th Ave NE stop 475 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Ninth Green at Nine, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Burke-Gilman Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 8:02 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Juanita Woodinville Way NE & 115th Ave NE stop 475 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 684 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 763 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 655 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 650 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 733 ft
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