Pipeline Trail

4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Pipeline Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Salishan, WA. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi345 – 459 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pipeline Road 47.20312, -122.40198
Nearest town Salishan, WA

Directions

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Pipeline Trail

4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 345–459 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pipeline Road · 47.20312, -122.40198

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

Transit-accessible: Portland Avenue East & East 60th Street stop 451 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Pipeline Road, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Pipeline Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road East, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 miBear right onto Pipeline Road East, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road East, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road East, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Pipeline Road, heading NW.
  17. 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

82% paved4% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:47 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Portland Avenue East & East 60th Street stop 451 m from the trailhead

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