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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto West Tiger 1 Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Preston Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Bootleg Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto 15 Mile Railroad Grade, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Hobart Grade, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hobart-Middle Tiger Railroad, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Tiger Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach West Tiger 1 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hobart-Middle Tiger Railroad, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Hobart Grade, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto 15 Mile Railroad Grade, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Bootleg Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Preston Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto West Tiger 1 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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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- Preston Powerline Trail & Preston Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- High Point Trail & Preston Powerline Trail via Preston Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,146 ft
- Bootleg Trail & West Tiger 1 Trail via Preston Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,546 ft
- Dwight's Way Trail & Lingering Trail via Tiger Mountain Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 926 ft
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