Best hikes in Tiger Mountain State Forest

Ambleway maps 20 hikes in Tiger Mountain State Forest, from a 2.6-mile walk to a 13-mile day out. 16 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is 15 Mile Railroad Grade–Bootleg Connector Loop, 5 sights. The biggest climb is West Tiger #3–Dramatic Erratic, 9 sights, gaining 4,109 ft, and the network tops out at 2,999 ft.

• Extraterrestrial (ET)–Iverson Railroad Trail, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 2,048 ft
• Iverson Railroad Trail & Side Hustle 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,023 ft
• Bootleg Connector–Bootleg Trail, 5 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,459 ft
• Joyride & Silent Swamp 3.3 mi · ▲ 413 ft
• West Tiger #3–Dramatic Erratic, 9 sights 13 mi · ▲ 4,109 ft
• Dramatic Erratic–15 Mile Railroad Grade, 6 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 3,780 ft
• Poo Poo Point–Chirico Viewpoint, 6 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 2,560 ft
• Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest)–East Tiger Summit Trail, 5 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 3,118 ft
• Bootleg Connector & Hobart Grade via Bootleg Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft
• Hobart Grade & Hobart-Middle Tiger Railroad 4 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft
• Chirico Viewpoint–15 Mile Railroad Grade, 5 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,680 ft
• East Tiger Mountain–Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest), 7 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 2,294 ft
• West Tiger #1–Poo Top Viewpoint, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft
• Tiger Middle Summit–Iverson Railroad Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft
• Fully Rigid–Joyride Loop, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft
• 15 Mile Railroad Grade–Bootleg Connector Loop, 5 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft

Show 4 less-wild hikesHide 4 less-wild hikes

• Northwest Timber Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 264 ft
• Easy Tiger (lower)–Easy Tiger (upper), 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 624 ft
• Inside Passage–Master Link, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 740 ft
• Atlas–Inside Passage Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 748 ft