Executive Decision (ED) via Raging Tiger
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,365 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Executive Decision (ED) via Raging Tiger is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. It climbs 1,365 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Executive Decision (ED) via Raging Tiger
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,365 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,100–2,118 ft
Out & Back · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: 47.50463, -121.86933
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 80°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Executive Decision (ED), heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Raging Tiger, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Executive Decision (ED), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Executive Decision (ED), heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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