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.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 568 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.70794, -122.02986
Nearest town Novelty, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass North Irrigation Lake.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Cascade Club Trail, heading W.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Kari's Bog Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Collin Creek Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  12. 4.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
  16. 300 ftReach North Irrigation Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 4.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Collin Creek Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miBear left onto Kari's Bog Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Cascade Club Trail, heading S.
  25. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

72% dirt11% gravel5% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

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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