Tolt Pipeline Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Novelty, WA. It climbs 472 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 558 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.70326, -122.02567
Nearest town Novelty, WA

Directions

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Tolt Pipeline Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 171–558 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.70326, -122.02567

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: Trilogy Pkwy NE & NE 113th Way stop 456 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 50 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

48% dirt31% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Trilogy Pkwy NE & NE 113th Way stop 456 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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