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West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area

Rainier Trail & Wetlands Trail via Rainier Greenway Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Rainier Trail & Wetlands Trail via Rainier Greenway Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near Issaquah, WA. It climbs 499 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 532 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.53527, -122.04177
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Rainier Trail & Wetlands Trail via Rainier Greenway Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 71–531 ft

Out & Back · West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: 47.53527, -122.04177

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: NW Gilman Blvd & Rainier Blvd N stop 535 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 200 ftSharp right onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rainier Trail, heading SE.
  13. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wetlands Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right onto Adventure Trail, heading W.
  22. 50 ftSharp left onto Wetlands Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miReach Rainier Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.5 miSharp right onto Adventure Trail, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftSharp left onto Wetlands Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Rainier Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading S.
  37. 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  46. 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/rainier-trail-wetlands-trail-out-back

Trail surface

45% dirt38% paved14% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F52°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 85°58°
Wed 92°62°
Thu 92°58°
Fri 86°53°
Sat 83°53°
Sun 84°53°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NW Gilman Blvd & Rainier Blvd N stop 535 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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