Tiger Middle Summit–East Tiger Summit Trail, 6 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Tiger Mountain State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. The route reaches Tiger Middle Summit at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 4,167 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,375 – 2,838 ft · steepest grade: 31%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.46636, -121.93069
Nearest town Upper Preston, WA
Directions
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Tiger Middle Summit–East Tiger Summit Trail, 6 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 4,167 ft · 7 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,375–2,837 ft
Out & Back · Tiger Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: 47.46636, -121.93069
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 78°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto NWT Connector, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto NWT Bypass, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Predator, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Predator, heading W.
- 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 W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto 1400 Road, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Middle Tiger Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Tiger Sumit Trail, heading N.
- 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 miContinue straight onto 1400 Road, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto TMT Connector, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Side Hustle, heading E.
- 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 S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Predator, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto NWT Bypass, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NWT Connector, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 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
91% dirt9% gravel
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 78°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Wed
86°61°
Thu
88°56°
Fri
82°52°
Sat
79°51°
Sun
78°49°
Mon
80°51°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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