South Irrigation Lake & Tolt Pipeline Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft · 5 hr 27 min

South Irrigation Lake & Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Novelty, WA. The route reaches South Irrigation Lake. It climbs 1,382 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 571 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 234th Place Northeast 47.70023, -122.02842
Nearest town Novelty, WA

Directions

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South Irrigation Lake & Tolt Pipeline Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Elevation 31–570 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 234th Place Northeast · 47.70023, -122.02842

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: Trilogy Pkwy NE & NE 113th Way stop 393 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass South Irrigation Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto 234th Place Northeast, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
  13. 4.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miReach South Irrigation Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 4.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto 234th Place Northeast, heading S.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

61% dirt14% paved10% gravel15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Trilogy Pkwy NE & NE 113th Way stop 393 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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