Extraterrestrial (ET) & NWT Bypass via Off The Grid (OTG) is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Tiger Mountain State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. It climbs 2,625 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,375 – 2,838 ft · steepest grade: 32%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.46636, -121.93069
Nearest town Upper Preston, WA
Directions
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Extraterrestrial (ET) & NWT Bypass via Off The Grid (OTG)
8.1 mi · ▲ 2,625 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,375–2,837 ft
Out & Back · Tiger Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: 47.46636, -121.93069
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 78°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto NWT Connector, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto NWT Bypass, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Predator, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Predator, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Off The Grid (OTG), heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto East Tiger Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Close Encounters, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Extraterrestrial (ET), heading W.
- 0.4 miReach NWT Bypass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Close Encounters, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Tiger Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Off The Grid (OTG), heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Drop In, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Predator, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto NWT Bypass, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NWT Connector, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
84% dirt16% gravel
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 78°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed
86°61°
Thu
88°56°
Fri
82°52°
Sat
79°51°
Sun
78°49°
Mon
80°51°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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