Spring Training - South Tiger Mtn Loop, North Bend, WA
Details
Get ready for hiking season. Progressively harder hikes to get in shape.
For those wanting a more back country, alpine experience. Please come prepared to sweat. We will be starting early as most of these trails are quite popular.
Come prepared with water and snacks (lunch for the longer ones) for you and your dog, proper hiking footwear, winter season - traction for your shoes (YakTrax) hiking pole(s) advised, summer season - sunscreen, and bug spray.
Attendance will be limited, so please honor your RSVP or update it as early as you can so somebody else can attend. )
MILEAGE: 4-5 miles RT. I have mapped a loop just over 4 miles RT and another one just over 6 miles RT to summit - we will do later in the season)
Elevation Gain: about 800 ft
Passes/Permit required: none required
Dogs allowed on leash/scoop the poop
Hike the southernmost part of the main Tiger Mountain Trail - the TMT - and return via the South Tiger Traverse to complete a loop around South Tiger Mountain,
South Tiger Mountain Loop — Washington Trails Association
The add a guest feature will be turned off. if you want to bring a guest, they must travel in the same car as you.
## Getting There
This trail starts on the South Tiger Traverse Trail. One of the nearest trailheads to this point is the southern trailhead of the Tiger Mountain Trail (TMT).
From I-90 in Issaquah, take exit 17 and head south on Front Street through the town. At the south end of town, Front Street becomes Issaquah-Hobart Road. At 8.5 miles from I-90, just before the Highway 18 overpass, turn left onto Tiger Mountain Road SE. Proceed 0.2 miles and look for places to park along the left shoulder of the road. There is no designated trailhead parking lot.
You may find it easier to drive another 0.15 miles to SE 175th Place, make a U-turn and come back to park on the shoulder. The shoulder is highway right-of-way, and you do not have to display a Discover Pass to park there. There are no facilities. Your hike begins on the TMT, a few feet south of the sign that reads "School Bus Stop Ahead."