Wetland Overlook & Tolt Pipeline Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 1,429 ft · 5 hr 59 min
Wetland Overlook & Tolt Pipeline Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Woodinville, WA. The route reaches Wetland Overlook at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 1,429 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wetland Overlook & Tolt Pipeline Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 1,429 ft · 5 hr 59 min
Elevation 25–553 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.75090, -122.16403
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: NE 171st St & 133rd Ave NE stop 150 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 4.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Collin Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Kari's Bog Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Wetland Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Wetland Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Kari's Bog Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Collin Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Redmond Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 4.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NE 171st St & 133rd Ave NE stop 150 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Sammamish River Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Sammamish River Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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