Tolt Pipeline Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 863 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 863 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 541 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #3 47.73549, -122.08715
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Tolt Pipeline Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 863 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 29–540 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #3 · 47.73549, -122.08715

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 25% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 456 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Brook Trails Trail #6, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.8 miTurn right onto Brook Trails Trail #6, heading E.
  12. 100 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

66% dirt27% gravel4% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 72°F51°
Precip25%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity83%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.4″ 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: 3% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sun 74°49°
Mon 64°48°
Tue 74°52°
Wed 79°50°
Thu 67°54°
Fri 71°49° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 456 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Brook Trails Trail #3 Trailhead