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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

  1. Start on Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto NWT Connector, heading N.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto NWT Bypass, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Predator, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Predator, heading W.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left onto Off The Grid (OTG), heading N.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right onto East Tiger Summit Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Close Encounters, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Extraterrestrial (ET), heading W.
  15. 0.4 miReach NWT Bypass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miBear right onto Close Encounters, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Tiger Summit Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left onto Off The Grid (OTG), heading S.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right onto Drop In, heading SE.
  20. 1.3 miTurn left onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Predator, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto NWT Bypass, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto NWT Connector, heading SE.
  28. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading E.
  30. 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

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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