Cross Kirkland Corridor Viewpoint & Totem Lake via Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. The route passes Totem Lake before reaching Cross Kirkland Corridor Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 1,202 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 541 ft · steepest grade: 18%16.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73296, -122.05438
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA
Directions
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Cross Kirkland Corridor Viewpoint & Totem Lake via Tolt Pipeline Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 1,202 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Elevation 19–540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.73296, -122.05438
Weather Jul 18: Overcast, high 72°F / low 58° · precip 1% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:29 AM · sunset 9:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 167 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 4.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Eastrail, heading S.
- 1 miPass Totem Lake.
- 350 ftPass Cross Kirkland Corridor Viewpoint.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Cross Kirkland Corridor Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cross Kirkland Corridor, heading W.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 4.3 miBear left, 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.
Trail surface
46% dirt41% gravel10% paved1% other2% unspecified
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 167 m from the trailhead
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F58°
Precip1%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity60%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 5:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:01 PM
Sun
76°52°
Mon
84°55°
Tue
90°58°
Wed
92°60°
Thu
88°59°
Fri
73°53°
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