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Tiger Mountain State Forest

Extraterrestrial (ET)–Middle Tiger Trail, 6 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 4,098 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Extraterrestrial (ET)–Middle Tiger Trail, 6 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Tiger Mountain State Forest near Mirrormont, WA. It climbs 4,098 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 2,513 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grand Canyon Trail 47.47572, -121.99038
Nearest town Mirrormont, WA
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Extraterrestrial (ET)–Middle Tiger Trail, 6 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 4,098 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Elevation 848–2,515 ft

Out & Back · Tiger Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: Grand Canyon Trail · 47.47572, -121.99038

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grand Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right onto Hobart-Middle Tiger Railroad, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Middle Tiger Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left onto TMT Connector, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left onto Side Hustle, heading E.
  8. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Preston Railroad Grade, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Extraterrestrial (ET), heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Super-T, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miReach Middle Tiger Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Extraterrestrial (ET), heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Preston Railroad Grade, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Side Hustle, heading SW.
  15. 1.7 miSharp right onto TMT Connector, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miSharp right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Middle Tiger Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miSharp right onto Hobart-Middle Tiger Railroad, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left onto Grand Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/extraterrestrial-et-middle-tiger-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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