Tolt Pipeline Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 333 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 522 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.72639, -122.03202
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA

Directions

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Tolt Pipeline Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 171–521 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.72639, -122.03202

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.

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