Tolt Pipeline Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 867 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 867 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tolt Pipeline Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 867 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 19–540 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
- Start on Brook Trails Trail #15, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #15, heading E.
- 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.
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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
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 159th St stop 741 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
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