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.
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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
- Start on Brook Trails Trail #5, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #3, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Colin Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Kari's Bog Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Wetland Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Collin Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Colin Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #3, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Brook Trails Trail #5, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 608 m from the trailhead
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