Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest)–Atlas, 6 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest)–Atlas, 6 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Tiger Mountain State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. The route reaches Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest) at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,185 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest)–Atlas, 6 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 698–1,538 ft
Out & Back · Tiger Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: 47.48440, -121.88905
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Easy Tiger (lower), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto MegaFauna, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto The Legend, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Easy Tiger (upper), heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto NWT Bypass, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left onto Atlas, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto NWT Bypass, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Iverson Railroad Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Tiger Summit Trailhead (east Tiger Mountain State Forest), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Tiger Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto NWT Bypass, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Atlas, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto NWT Bypass, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Northwest Timber Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Easy Tiger (upper), heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto The Legend, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto MegaFauna, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Easy Tiger (lower), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Easy Tiger (upper) & The Legend via Northwest Timber Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,057 ft
- Crosshaul–East Bound And Down, 7 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft
- East Tiger Summit Trail–Easy Tiger (upper), 7 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 3,618 ft
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