Looking south on the Sammamish River near junction with North Creek.jpg
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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.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 541 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.74969, -122.20792
Nearest town Wayne, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 2.7 miReach Tolt Pipeline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 2.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
  15. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.9 miBear right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

49% dirt39% paved10% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM

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.

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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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