Wetland Overlook via Tolt Pipeline Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Wetland Overlook via Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. The route reaches Wetland Overlook at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 545 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 554 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #5 47.73461, -122.08964
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA

Directions

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Wetland Overlook via Tolt Pipeline Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 171–553 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #5 · 47.73461, -122.08964

Weather Jul 18: Overcast, high 74°F / low 58° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:29 AM · sunset 9:01 PM

Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 608 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Brook Trails Trail #5, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #3, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading E.
  4. 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Colin Creek Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miBear left onto Kari's Bog Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftReach Wetland Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Collin Creek Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Colin Creek Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  13. 2.6 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #3, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Brook Trails Trail #5, heading W.
  15. 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

76% dirt1% gravel23% unspecified

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 608 m from the trailhead

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F58°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 5:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:01 PM
Sun 78°53°
Mon 85°54°
Tue 91°59°
Wed 95°61°
Thu 92°60°
Fri 75°57°

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