Tolt Pipeline Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 366 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tolt Pipeline Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 2 hr 7 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 miContinue straight onto Colin Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 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 (~63 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 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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