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McGarvey Park Open Space

Pipeline Trail via Powerline Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 52 min

Pipeline Trail via Powerline Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in McGarvey Park Open Space near Elliott, WA. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 656 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.45728, -122.11970
Nearest town Elliott, WA
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Pipeline Trail via Powerline Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 52 min

Elevation 521–657 ft

Out & Back · McGarvey Park Open Space

Trailhead: 47.45728, -122.11970

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Southeast Renton Maple Valley Road & 161st Avenue Southeast stop 794 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach Pipeline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftArrive 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/powerline-trail-out-back

Trail surface

61% gravel39% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southeast Renton Maple Valley Road & 161st Avenue Southeast stop 794 m from the trailhead

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