AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Tolt Pipeline Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 499 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail 47.73596, -122.06703
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA
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Tolt Pipeline Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 171–499 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail · 47.73596, -122.06703

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 52° · precip 25% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1.6 miArrive 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-7-km-a148

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 72°F52°
Precip25%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity77%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sun 74°49°
Mon 64°48°
Tue 74°52°
Wed 80°50°
Thu 67°54°
Fri 72°49° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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