Tiger Mountain State Forest

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bootleg Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto 15 Mile Railroad Grade, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  6. 2.7 miSharp left onto TMT Connector, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left onto Side Hustle, heading E.
  8. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Preston Railroad Grade, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto East Tiger Summit Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Close Encounters, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Extraterrestrial (ET), heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miReach Bootleg Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Close Encounters, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto East Tiger Summit Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miSharp left onto Preston Railroad Grade, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Side Hustle, heading S.
  17. 1.7 miSharp right onto TMT Connector, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miSharp right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  19. 2.7 miTurn right onto 15 Mile Railroad Grade, heading NE.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left onto Bootleg Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:39 PM

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