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Redmond Watershed Preserve

Redmond Reservoir via Tolt Pipeline Trail

11.2 mi · ▲ 708 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Redmond Reservoir via Tolt Pipeline Trail is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Redmond Watershed Preserve near Cottage Lake, WA. The route reaches Redmond Reservoir. It climbs 708 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 518 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #5 47.73461, -122.08964
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA
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Redmond Reservoir via Tolt Pipeline Trail

11.2 mi · ▲ 708 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 171–519 ft

Out & Back · Redmond Watershed Preserve

Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #5 · 47.73461, -122.08964

Weather Jul 18: Overcast, high 74°F / low 58° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:29 AM · sunset 9:01 PM

Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 608 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Brook Trails Trail #5, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #3, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading E.
  4. 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Colin Creek Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1 miBear right onto Collin Creek Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pipeline Regional Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Trillium Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miPass Redmond Reservoir.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Pond Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miReach Redmond Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trillium Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipeline Regional Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Collin Creek Trail, heading E.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left onto Colin Creek Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  18. 2.6 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #3, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Brook Trails Trail #5, heading W.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/redmond-reservoir-redmond-reservoir-out-back-18-km

Trail surface

69% dirt1% gravel30% unspecified

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 608 m from the trailhead

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F58°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 5:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:01 PM
Sun 78°53°
Mon 85°54°
Tue 91°59°
Wed 95°61°
Thu 92°60°
Fri 75°57°

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