Old Bus–Lake Sammamish, 7 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near High Point, WA. The route passes Old Bus and Lake Sammamish State Park Beach before reaching Lake Sammamish at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 1,134 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 925 ft · steepest grade: 39%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cable Line Trail 47.52963, -121.98754
Nearest town High Point, WA
Directions
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Old Bus–Lake Sammamish, 7 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 36–924 ft
Out & Back · West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: Cable Line Trail · 47.52963, -121.98754
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: I-90 & 270th Ave SE stop 576 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cable Line Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto West Tiger 3 Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Bus Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Old Bus.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Section Line Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto High School Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rainier Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 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.
- 1.2 miPass Lake Sammamish State Park Beach.
- 250 ftPass Lake Sammamish.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Old Bus, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto High School Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Section Line Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bus Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto West Tiger 3 Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Cable Line Trail, heading E.
- 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
51% paved43% dirt6% gravel
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 75°F50°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
83°55°
Wed
90°58°
Thu
90°56°
Fri
84°51°
Sat
82°51°
Sun
82°52°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: I-90 & 270th Ave SE stop 576 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Tiger Mountain Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft
- West Tiger #3–Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade Loop, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 2,006 ft
- High Point Trail via Tiger Mountain Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,466 ft
- Poo Poo Point Trail–Section Line Trail Loop, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,756 ft
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