West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Bootleg Trail–Hidden Forest Trail, 7 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 3,721 ft · 6 hr 50 min
Bootleg Trail–Hidden Forest Trail, 7 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near Issaquah, WA. It climbs 3,721 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bootleg Trail–Hidden Forest Trail, 7 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 3,721 ft · 6 hr 50 min
Elevation 58–2,896 ft
Out & Back · West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: East Lake Sammamish Trail · 47.54980, -122.04317
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: SE Black Nugget Rd & East Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE stop 146 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto High School Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Section Line Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Poo Poo Point Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear left onto One View Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Hidden Forest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Poo Top Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Preston Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bootleg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Rainier Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Preston Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Poo Top Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Hidden Forest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto One View Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right onto Poo Poo Point Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Section Line Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto High School Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rainier Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SE Black Nugget Rd & East Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE stop 146 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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