Tolt Pipeline Trail & Woodinville Valley Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,437 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Tolt Pipeline Trail & Woodinville Valley Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Novelty, WA. It climbs 1,437 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 558 ft · steepest grade: 22%17.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.70326, -122.02567
Nearest town Novelty, WA

Directions

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Tolt Pipeline Trail & Woodinville Valley Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,437 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Elevation 19–558 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.70326, -122.02567

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 69°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Trilogy Pkwy NE & NE 113th Way stop 456 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  7. 4.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
  11. 450 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miReach Tolt Pipeline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 4.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading E.
  27. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

57% dirt20% paved10% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F53°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV3Humidity86%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Wed 62°51°
Thu 65°47° 58%
Fri 59°46° 80%
Sat 61°41° 25%
Sun 65°45° 16%
Mon 62°43° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Trilogy Pkwy NE & NE 113th Way stop 456 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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