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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: Rain, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 22% · wind 3 mph · 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. 250 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-18-km-79d1

Trail surface

72% dirt6% paved22% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 70°F52°
Precip22%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity56%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 22% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sat 70°53° 24%
Sun 76°50°
Mon 71°48°
Tue 74°50°
Wed 85°51°
Thu 75°54° 19%

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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