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Tolt Pipeline Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Kingsgate, WA. It climbs 378 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 410 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.74188, -122.17919
Nearest town Kingsgate, WA
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Tolt Pipeline Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 90–410 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.74188, -122.17919

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 51° · precip 34% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: NE 160th St & 121st Ave NE stop 204 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tolt-pipeline-trail-out-back-9-km-5da6

Trail surface

94% gravel3% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 69°F51°
Precip34%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity79%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 14% rain6 PM: 26% rain7 PM: 34% rain8 PM: 29% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sat 70°51° 19%
Sun 72°48°
Mon 71°49°
Tue 72°50°
Wed 82°51°
Thu 74°54° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE 160th St & 121st Ave NE stop 204 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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