Tolt Pipeline Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 453 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tolt Pipeline Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 171–499 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail · 47.73646, -122.07959
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 149th St stop 73 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 2 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 2.2 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 149th St stop 73 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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