West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
West Tiger #1–Hidden Forest Trail, 7 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 2,998 ft · 5 hr 16 min
West Tiger #1–Hidden Forest Trail, 7 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near Issaquah, WA. The route reaches West Tiger #1 at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 2,998 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Tiger #1–Hidden Forest Trail, 7 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 2,998 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 73–2,862 ft
Out & Back · West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: East Lake Sammamish Trail · 47.54000, -122.03907
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 & NW Juniper St stop 35 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rainier Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto High School Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Section Line Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Poo Poo Point Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear left onto One View Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Hidden Forest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Poo Top Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach West Tiger #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Hidden Forest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto One View Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto Poo Poo Point Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Section Line Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto High School Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rainier Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NW Gilman Blvd & NW Juniper St stop 35 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from East Lake Sammamish Trail Trailhead
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- Lake Sammamish–Lake Sammamish State Park Beach, 3 beaches 6.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wilderness Peak–Jerry's Duckpond, 7 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,608 ft
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