Tiger Mountain State Forest

Bootleg Connector–Bootleg Trail, 5 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 2,459 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Bootleg Connector–Bootleg Trail, 5 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Tiger Mountain State Forest near Preston, WA. It climbs 2,459 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 2,218 ft · steepest grade: 31%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.52433, -121.94579
Nearest town Preston, WA

Directions

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Bootleg Connector–Bootleg Trail, 5 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 2,459 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 712–2,217 ft

Out & Back · Tiger Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: 47.52433, -121.94579

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto West Tiger 1 Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Preston Trail, heading S.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Bootleg Trail, heading S.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto 15 Mile Railroad Grade, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left onto Hobart Grade, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hobart-Middle Tiger Railroad, heading SW.
  9. 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Tiger Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftReach West Tiger 1 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Hobart-Middle Tiger Railroad, heading SE.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left onto Hobart Grade, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto 15 Mile Railroad Grade, heading N.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left onto Bootleg Trail, heading N.
  15. 1 miContinue straight onto Preston Trail, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto West Tiger 1 Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:39 PM

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