Tolt Pipeline Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 894 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
6.4 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 29–540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail · 47.73646, -122.07959
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 149th St stop 73 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
- 450 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.
- 2.1 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 149th St stop 73 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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