Pipeline Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Pipeline Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 405 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pipeline Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 335–552 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pipeline Trail · 47.71449, -121.89361
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 74°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Pipeline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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