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Tiger Mountain State Forest

Crosshaul–East Bound And Down, 7 sights

8 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Crosshaul–East Bound And Down, 7 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Tiger Mountain State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. It climbs 1,750 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 2,205 ft · steepest grade: 28%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.48440, -121.88905
Nearest town Upper Preston, WA
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Crosshaul–East Bound And Down, 7 sights

8 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 698–2,204 ft

Out & Back · Tiger Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: 47.48440, -121.88905

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Easy Tiger (lower), heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto MegaFauna, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto The Legend, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Easy Tiger (upper), heading N.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miBear right onto East Bound And Down, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Inside Passage, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miBear right onto Crosshaul, heading NW.
  12. 1 miContinue straight onto 5500 Road, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto Off The Grid (OTG), heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Fully Rigid, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Joyride, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Easy Tiger (upper), heading S.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right onto Easy Tiger (lower), heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crosshaul-east-bound-and-down-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 82°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed 89°60°
Thu 90°59°
Fri 84°54°
Sat 81°54°
Sun 80°52°
Mon 82°53°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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