AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pipeline Road via Pipeline Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Pipeline Road via Pipeline Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Salishan, WA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 459 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pipeline Trail 47.20625, -122.40442
Nearest town Salishan, WA
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Pipeline Road via Pipeline Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 343–459 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pipeline Trail · 47.20625, -122.40442

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

Transit-accessible: Portland Avenue East & East 56th Street stop 259 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pipeline Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear 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. 300 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 Pipeline Road, then turn around and 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. 250 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. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pipeline-trail-out-back-7-km-625a

Trail surface

74% paved10% grass3% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Portland Avenue East & East 56th Street stop 259 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Salishan, Washington