Redmond Watershed Preserve

Collin Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Collin Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Redmond Watershed Preserve near Cottage Lake, WA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 518 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail 47.72678, -122.03441
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA

Directions

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Collin Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 428–518 ft

Out & Back · Redmond Watershed Preserve

Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail · 47.72678, -122.03441

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Collin Creek Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 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

30% dirt16% paved54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.

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