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Swan Creek Park

Hustle and Flow–Pipeline Road East, 4 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Hustle and Flow–Pipeline Road East, 4 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Swan Creek Park near Salishan, WA. It climbs 359 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 459 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.21908, -122.39711
Nearest town Salishan, WA
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Hustle and Flow–Pipeline Road East, 4 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 268–459 ft

Out & Back · Swan Creek Park

Trailhead: 47.21908, -122.39711

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: Roosevelt Avenue East & East 42nd Street stop 65 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Hustle and Flow, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Pipeline Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road East, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.9 miBear right onto Pipeline Road East, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road East, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftReach Hustle and Flow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road East, heading NW.
  32. 150 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  33. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road East, heading NW.
  34. 300 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  35. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading NW.
  36. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear left onto Pipeline Road, heading NW.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  41. 200 ftContinue straight onto Hustle and Flow, heading NW.
  42. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  44. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  45. 350 ftBear left onto Canyon Rim Trail, heading NW.
  46. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hustle-and-flow-pipeline-road-east-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

49% paved29% dirt7% grass5% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Roosevelt Avenue East & East 42nd Street stop 65 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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