Redmond Watershed Preserve

PSE Trail via Pipeline Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 39 min

PSE Trail via Pipeline Regional Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Redmond Watershed Preserve near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 314 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 548 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.71723, -122.04719
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA

Directions

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PSE Trail via Pipeline Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 308–548 ft

Out & Back · Redmond Watershed Preserve

Trailhead: 47.71723, -122.04719

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Regional Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right onto Pipeline Connector Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto PSE Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miReach PSE Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right onto Pipeline Connector Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Pipeline Regional Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 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% dirt42% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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