Burke-Gilman Trail & Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Blyth Park near Bothell, WA. It climbs 646 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 482 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Burke-Gilman Trail 47.75670, -122.20523
Nearest town Bothell, WA
Directions
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Burke-Gilman Trail & Tolt Pipeline Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 37–483 ft
Out & Back · Blyth Park
Trailhead: Burke-Gilman Trail · 47.75670, -122.20523
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: 102nd Ave NE & E Riverside Dr stop 106 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Burke-Gilman Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Ninth Green at Nine, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Burke-Gilman Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Ninth Green at Nine, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 450 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
41% gravel27% paved14% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 102nd Ave NE & E Riverside Dr stop 106 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Sammamish River Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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