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.
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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
- Start on Southeast 79th Street, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto K-3 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto K-3 Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach West Tiger #3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto K-3 Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto K-3 Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tiger Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto High Point Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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- Transit-accessible: I-90 & 270th Ave SE stop 37 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Southeast 79th Street Trailhead
- Sunset Pond via Coal Mine Loop Trail 4 mi · ▲ 495 ft
- South Pond–Coal Mine Loop Trail, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- Dwight's Way Trail–High Point Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft
- Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade–High Point Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,740 ft
- Cable Line Trail & High Point Trail via Tiger Mountain Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 2,143 ft
- Abandoned West Tiger RR Grade–High Point Trail, 6 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 2,376 ft
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