North Irrigation Lake & Tolt Pipeline Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft · 5 hr 25 min
North Irrigation Lake & Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Novelty, WA. The route reaches North Irrigation Lake. It climbs 1,371 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Irrigation Lake & Tolt Pipeline Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 29–567 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.70794, -122.02986
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass North Irrigation Lake.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cascade Club Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Kari's Bog Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Collin Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 4.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftReach North Irrigation Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 4.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Collin Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Kari's Bog Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Cascade Club Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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 4.9 mi in (~124 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- North Irrigation Lake–Bat Lake, 3 lakes 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Redmond Reservoir–North Irrigation Lake, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft
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