Pipeline Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 787 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Pipeline Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 787 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 551 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pipeline Trail 47.71449, -121.89361
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Pipeline Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 787 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 165–550 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pipeline Trail · 47.71449, -121.89361

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.9 miReach Pipeline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 1.8 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 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

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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