The Tolt Pipeline Trail runs from Woodinville, Washington, to Duvall, Washington, where it connects (via a short bike lane) to the 29-mile Snoqualamie Valley Trail. The Snoqualamie Valley Trail continues to North Bend, where it connects to the Iron Horse Trail. The Woodinville end of the trail also connects to the Sammamish River Trail.
Note that the Tolt Pipeline Trail is only suitable for a mountain bike, and is quite steep. The Snoqualmie Valley Trail is much flatter and should be suitable for most bicycles. The orange icon on the map is near the start of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail.
Categories: 20 to 50 Miles &Gravel &Hilly &Rural &Solitude &Some Road/Street Riding &Suburban
States: Washington
Last Modified: August 14, 2009
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Elevation profile of route: feet above sea level vs. distance traveled (approximate). Green marker on map above shows which end is designated as start of route.
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Nice easy unpaved rail trail. I live 3/4 mile from it and ride it regularly.
You can hook up to the upper portion at Snoqualmie Falls (If you know the route) and ride all the way to Rattlesnake lake and hook up to the Iron Hose/John Wayne trail if you research ahead of time.
Map is not accurate. North end of trail is Duvall. South end is at Tokul Rd tunnel. You need to take to pavement to hook back up to the trail at Snoqualmie due to private property. Go to google maps to figure it out.
Just to clarify, my map above is a combination of the Tolt Pipeline trail (Woodinville to Duvall) and the Snoqualamie Valley Trail (Duvall to North Bend), as mentioned in the text…
–Jennifer
is the tolt pipeline trail for road bikes (paved) or is it a gravel based trail?
Check the comments above, and the bottom of the main description — it is not paved.
–Jennifer
Where is the steepest portion of the trail located? Is it right off the Sammamish River Trail?
Tried the Tolt Pipeline one time from the Sammamish River Trail. Rode about 30 feet up that darn steep unpaved dirt “mountain” and had to walk the rest of the way up. Got to the top and it looked like a lot of elevation loss to continue towards Duval. Turned around and never tried it again. P.S. There are paved roads in the area you could use to ride to the top!
Around where does the Tolt Pipeline connect to the Sammamish river trail? Are there signs in the area? Thanks!
The connection is in Duvall. Check the link in the text above for more information on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail — I think that site has a map.
I should probably remove the Tolt Pipeline trail from this listing… it’s really only suitable for mountain bikes.
–Jennifer
Rode the Snoqualmie Valley Trail down from Cedar Falls this last Saturday. What a gem of a trail! Even with light rain early in the ride, It was enjoyable. Unfortunately, I neglected to take a blow up of the map with me and wound up on 396 WY SE and then Tokul Road. Quite a hill climb involved there. Rode down through the old mill and back out. Finally wound up at Snoqualmie Falls without finding the hook up towards Duval. So turned around and rode back to Cedar Falls for total of 29 miles. Then did another 22 up to Alice Creek and back on the JWT Will be back to start from the Duval end before cold weather sets in I’m sure.
“biker” Jeff
Jennifer,
I’ve ridden the Snoqualmie Valley Trail a few times now and will do it again. I ride a hybrid bike so I was able to take the Tolt Pipeline Trail out of Woodenville the first time to get to it. You catch this off the Sammamish River trail slightly north of the Red Hook Brewery. But I wouldn’t recommend this as I spent most my time pushing my bike up hills — and I ride on average 80+ miles a week. Plus the path has some very loose gravel in places and I really didn’t think too much of the surrounding terrain. It’s ok if you like high end neighborhoods and a few horse pastures. Plus this route requires the rider to enter and use a private driveway at the end to go down into the Snoqualmie Valley below and ride on the road that takes you to bridge that crosses the river.
The other option is to take Novelty Hill Road off of Avondale (in Redmond_, but much of this is not really suited for bike riders either. The road has some very steep grades (particulary on the eastern side), little if any roadside margins, and heavy traffic. Still, I’d be more apt to choose this route over the Tolt Pipeline Trail.
But the Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a great rail-to-trail ride and is worth the cost to arrive in Duvall so you can ride the entire length. The trail is hard packed gravel/dirt and it takes you through some fantastic scenery. From the start, it’s about 20 miles to Snoqaulmie Falls and approximately 30+ to Rattlesnake Lake outside of North Bend.
Todd
Jen, I wish you’d separate these trails because I’d like to rate them differently. Any chance?
Yeah, I should really do that… or better yet just remove the Tolt since I think it is not really OK with a road bike and it also is not very long, so it doesn’t fit my general site criteria very well.
I’m currently on a bike tour in Europe, though, so it won’t be immediate…
–Jennifer
Jennifer the best way to ride the whole trail is on a cyclocross bike. Most mt. bikes are too heavy and slow. A road bike is not suitable.
Rode horses from Griffin Creek to Tokul Rd. Would like to know if trails off the main line are horses only, bikes only and how they are marked for specifics?