Talus Rocks–Old Bus, 6 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near Issaquah, WA. The route passes Old Bus before reaching Talus Rocks at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 952 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi157 – 1,122 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.52242, -122.02699
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
Directions
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Talus Rocks–Old Bus, 6 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 952 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 159–1,121 ft
Out & Back · West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: 47.52242, -122.02699
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: 2nd Ave SE & SE Nyberg Ln stop 416 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Rainier Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto High School Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Section Line Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bus Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Old Bus.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Nook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Talus Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Bus Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Section Line Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto High School Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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
97% dirt3% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F51°
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°52°
Sun
83°53°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 2nd Ave SE & SE Nyberg Ln stop 416 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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