Tolt Pipeline Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 365 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 499 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.72272, -122.03585
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA

Directions

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Tolt Pipeline Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 171–499 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.72272, -122.03585

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 450 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

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:11 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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