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  1. Areas
  2. WA
  3. …Seattle and Puget Sound
  4. …Issaquah
  5. Tiger Mountain State Forest
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1.5 mile 2.4 kilometer point to point
Singletrack
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Elevation

Ascent: 1,973' 601 m
Descent: 0' 0 m
High: 2,495' 760 m
Low: 522' 159 m

Grade

Avg Grade: 25% (14°)
Max Grade: 78% (38°)

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“A great, accessible training hike; try it in the morning before work!”

— Jackie Clark
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One of the most accessible training hikes from the city, you may go up and back, or take the Tiger Mountain Trail or others down. This trail is characterized by primitive steep inclines with several "flats" in between.

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Land Manager: WA DNR - Tiger Mountain State Forest

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May 11, 2019
Tim Hussey
3.3mi — 1h 34m
May 22, 2018
Curtis Black
3mi
Oct 30, 2017
Jasmine Rose
Sep 17, 2017
Vikram Sahney
Dry and clear
Apr 19, 2017
Leah Koshiyama
Great trail for folks' wanting to get in shape for summer climbing! It's a short, but intense 1.5 miles UP. Recommend taking West Tiger #3 down. 3mi — 2h 00m
Mar 12, 2017
Chenmin Liu
Oct 26, 2014
Jackie Clark
Jan 22, 2014
Jackie Clark
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Trail Ratings

  4.0 from 7 votes

#3

in Tiger Mountain State Forest

#6701

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#3

in Tiger Mountain State F…

#339

in Washington

#6,701

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Morning training is better in groups- with themes :)!
Morning training is better in groups- with them…
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West Tiger #3 - a wide cruiser trail through tall trees with luscious ferns.
West Tiger #3 - a wide cruiser trail through ta…
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Looking up the trail. You go up and up!
Looking up the trail. You go up and up!
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Lots of ferns adorn the trail under the tall tree canopy. You'll be nearly 100% in the shade.
Lots of ferns adorn the trail under the tall tr…
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The trail does have a few flatter sections where you can recover!
The trail does have a few flatter sections wher…
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While the trail is marked as 'not well maintained' some sections do have stairs.
While the trail is marked as 'not well maintain…
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