AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Tolt Pipeline Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 839 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 839 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 541 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #15 47.73998, -122.09006
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA
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Tolt Pipeline Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 839 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 29–540 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #15 · 47.73998, -122.09006

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 40% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 159th St stop 741 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Brook Trails Trail #15, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
  7. 450 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. 1.7 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #15, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tolt-pipeline-trail-out-back-10-km-47bc

Trail surface

70% dirt24% gravel3% paved3% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 70°F52°
Precip40%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity82%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 40% rain8 PM: 37% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sat 71°52° 23%
Sun 74°49°
Mon 71°48°
Tue 74°50°
Wed 85°51°
Thu 75°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 159th St stop 741 m from the trailhead

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