Tolt Pipeline Trail
6 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 817 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tolt Pipeline Trail
6 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 29–540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #12 · 47.73839, -122.09121
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 40% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start on Brook Trails Trail #12, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #14, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #17, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Brook Trails Trail #12, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Tolt Pipeline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Tolt Pipeline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Tolt Pipeline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tolt Pipeline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tolt Pipeline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tolt Pipeline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tolt Pipeline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tolt Pipeline Trail
More from Brook Trails Trail #12 Trailhead
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6 mi · ▲ 817 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 839 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 839 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 871 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 845 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 893 ft
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