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Redmond Watershed Preserve

Tolt Pipeline Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Redmond Watershed Preserve near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 482 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 518 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail 47.73646, -122.07959
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA
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Tolt Pipeline Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 171–518 ft

Out & Back · Redmond Watershed Preserve

Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail · 47.73646, -122.07959

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 149th St stop 73 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Collin Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  10. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tolt-pipeline-trail-out-back-15-km-72a8

Trail surface

73% dirt6% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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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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