Bootleg Connector–East Tiger Summit Trail, 6 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 4,010 ft · 7 hr 12 min
Bootleg Connector–East Tiger Summit Trail, 6 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Tiger Mountain State Forest near High Point, WA. It climbs 4,010 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,578 – 2,802 ft · steepest grade: 28%16.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 4800 Road 47.50433, -121.96786
Nearest town High Point, WA
Directions
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Bootleg Connector–East Tiger Summit Trail, 6 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 4,010 ft · 7 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,579–2,802 ft
Out & Back · Tiger Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: 4800 Road · 47.50433, -121.96786
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bootleg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto 15 Mile Railroad Grade, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto TMT Connector, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Side Hustle, heading E.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Preston Railroad Grade, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto East Tiger Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Close Encounters, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Extraterrestrial (ET), heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Bootleg Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Close Encounters, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East Tiger Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Preston Railroad Grade, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Side Hustle, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto TMT Connector, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto 15 Mile Railroad Grade, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Bootleg Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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