Tolt Pipeline Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 917 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 917 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tolt Pipeline Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 917 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 19–540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #3 · 47.73549, -122.08715
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 146th Way stop 456 m from the trailhead
- Start on Brook Trails Trail #6, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 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 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Eastrail, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Brook Trails Trail #6, heading E.
- 50 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 0.8 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 456 m from the trailhead
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 #3 Trailhead
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 863 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6 mi · ▲ 862 ft
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- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 916 ft
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