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West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area

Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade–Cable Line Trail, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 4,050 ft · 5 hr 38 min

Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade–Cable Line Trail, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near Preston, WA. It climbs 4,050 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi482 – 2,208 ft · steepest grade: 40%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Preston Powerline Trail 47.52901, -121.94173
Nearest town Preston, WA
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Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade–Cable Line Trail, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 4,050 ft · 5 hr 38 min

Elevation 482–2,208 ft

Out & Back · West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: Preston Powerline Trail · 47.52901, -121.94173

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Transit-accessible: I-90 & 270th Ave SE stop 576 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Preston Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Preston Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto West Tiger 1 Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Preston Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto West Tiger RR Grade, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Abandoned Old TMT, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto K-3 Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Tiger RR Grade, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto Cable Line Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miBear left onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Cable Line Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miReach Preston Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto Cable Line Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 miBear left onto West Tiger RR Grade, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto K-3 Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Abandoned Old TMT, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.9 miBear right onto West Tiger RR Grade, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Preston Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.8 miContinue straight onto West Tiger 1 Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.6 miBear right onto Preston Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Preston Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/abandoned-west-tiger-rr-grade-preston-powerline-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:39 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: I-90 & 270th Ave SE stop 576 m from the trailhead

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