West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade via Tiger Mountain Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,589 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade via Tiger Mountain Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near High Point, WA. It climbs 1,589 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade via Tiger Mountain Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,589 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,839–2,874 ft
Out & Back · West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: Preston Trail · 47.50462, -121.97369
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 64°F / low 42° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start on Preston Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto West Tiger RR Grade, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Abandoned Old TMT, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto K-3 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto K-3 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Abandoned Old TMT, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto West Tiger RR Grade, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Preston Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from Preston Trail Trailhead
- Preston Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,408 ft
- Tiger Mountain Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,656 ft
- 15 Mile Railroad Grade–Bootleg Connector Loop, 5 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,100 ft
- High Point Trail via Tiger Mountain Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,834 ft
- West Tiger #2–Dramatic Erratic Loop, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,517 ft
- Preston Trail & West Tiger 1 Trail 5 mi · ▲ 2,269 ft
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