Tiger Middle Summit–Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest), 8 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Tiger Mountain State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. The route passes Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest) before reaching Tiger Middle Summit at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 4,075 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,427 – 2,838 ft · steepest grade: 32%13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.46750, -121.93609
Nearest town Upper Preston, WA
Directions
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Tiger Middle Summit–Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest), 8 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 4,075 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,427–2,837 ft
Out & Back · Tiger Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: 47.46750, -121.93609
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Iverson Railroad Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest).
- 50 ftBear right onto Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Predator, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Predator, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Off The Grid (OTG), heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto East Tiger Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Preston Railroad Grade, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Side Hustle, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto TMT Connector, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Middle Tiger Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Tiger Sumit Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Tiger Middle Summit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Middle Tiger Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto TMT Connector, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Side Hustle, heading SE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Preston Railroad Grade, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto East Tiger Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Off The Grid (OTG), heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Drop In, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Predator, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Iverson Railroad Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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
99% dirt1% gravel
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Wed
86°59°
Thu
88°53°
Fri
82°49°
Sat
79°50°
Sun
78°47°
Mon
80°49°
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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