Talus Rocks–Old Bus, 6 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near Issaquah, WA. The route passes Old Bus and Talus Rocks. It climbs 1,860 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi98 – 1,959 ft · steepest grade: 39%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rainier Greenway Trail 47.53248, -122.03606
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
Directions
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Talus Rocks–Old Bus, 6 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,860 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 97–1,957 ft
Out & Back · West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: Rainier Greenway Trail · 47.53248, -122.03606
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Front St N & NE Alder St stop 38 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto High School Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Section Line Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bus Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Old Bus.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Nook Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Talus Rocks.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Talus Rocks Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Section Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Talus Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Talus Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Nook Trail, heading NW.
- 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 SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rainier Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
75% dirt20% paved5% gravel
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
83°53°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Front St N & NE Alder St stop 38 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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