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Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Kingsgate, WA. It climbs 386 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 410 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73678, -122.18055
Nearest town Kingsgate, WA

Directions

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Tolt Pipeline Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 90–410 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.73678, -122.18055

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 23% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: 119th Ave NE & NE 150th Pl stop 146 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 450 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 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 surface

94% gravel5% dirt1% grass

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F50°
Precip23%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sun 72°48°
Mon 64°49°
Tue 72°53°
Wed 77°50°
Thu 68°54°
Fri 70°50° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 119th Ave NE & NE 150th Pl stop 146 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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