Burke-Gilman Trail & Tolt Pipeline Trail via Sammamish River Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Sammamish River Park near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 948 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 541 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail 47.73646, -122.07959
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA
Directions
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Burke-Gilman Trail & Tolt Pipeline Trail via Sammamish River Trail
13.3 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 4 hr 54 min
Elevation 18–540 ft
Out & Back · Sammamish River Park
Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail · 47.73646, -122.07959
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 149th St stop 73 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Tolt Pipeline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
47% dirt41% paved11% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 149th St stop 73 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.2 mi · loop · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.5 mi · loop · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.5 mi · loop · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
More from Tolt Pipeline Trail Trailhead
- Burke-Gilman Trail & Tolt Pipeline Trail via Sammamish River Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 950 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 12 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 12 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 366 ft
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