Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Sammamish River Park near Wayne, WA. It climbs 970 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tolt Pipeline Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 970 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 18–540 ft
Out & Back · Sammamish River Park
Trailhead: 47.74969, -122.20792
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Bothell Way NE & 96th Ave NE stop 355 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.7 miReach Tolt Pipeline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 5.0 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bothell Way NE & 96th Ave NE stop 355 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Tolt Pipeline Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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