West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area

West Tiger #3–Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade, 4 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 2,256 ft · 3 hr 12 min

West Tiger #3–Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade, 4 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near High Point, WA. The route reaches West Tiger #3 at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 2,256 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 2,572 ft · steepest grade: 29%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southeast 79th Street 47.53056, -121.97905
Nearest town High Point, WA

Directions

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West Tiger #3–Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade, 4 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 2,256 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 493–2,573 ft

Out & Back · West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: Southeast 79th Street · 47.53056, -121.97905

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Transit-accessible: I-90 & 270th Ave SE stop 37 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Southeast 79th Street, heading NE.
  2. 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto K-3 Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto K-3 Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miReach West Tiger #3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto K-3 Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto K-3 Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto High Point Trail, heading SE.
  16. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

93% dirt6% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F55°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed 89°58°
Thu 91°57°
Fri 85°53°
Sat 83°53°
Sun 82°51°
Mon 83°52°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: I-90 & 270th Ave SE stop 37 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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