13 miles

Distance

3,906 ft

Climb

-3,906 ft

Descent

3,001 ft

High Point

A Discovery Pass is required to park in the upper lot. Be alert for climbing riders on Preston, and be courteous to hikers on Northwest Timber.

This is a great blue-level loop up to the summit and back for the intermediate rider who's not quite ready yet for the black and double black trails on Tiger. It's a fun loop for anyone, for that matter!

From either parking lot, climb the Master Link and Quick Link trails, then continue up the Crossover Road and up the East Summit Road until the summit. The last pitch of this road is quite steep! Enjoy great Rainier and Puget Sound views on a clear day from the summit picnic tables.

Descend the East Tiger Summit trail all the way down to where it connects with Preston Railroad. Continue down on Preston. Exiting Preston, go Right up the Crossover Road for a short bit, then enter the Silent Swamp trail on your left. At the end of SS is a trail junction. Continue straight across the wooden bridge to the Joy Ride trail. Note that near the end of Joy Ride, it crosses a road before continuing a little further. Exiting Joy Ride, turn Right on NorthWest Timber trail, and ride this back to the parking lot.

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Trails in Route

	Connector Trail				46 ft
	Access Road Climb to East Tiger Summit				56 ft
	NorthWest Timber				509 ft
	Master Link				2 miles
	Tiger Crossover Rd 5500				3 ft
	Quick Link				2,677 ft
	Tiger Crossover Rd 5500				1,453 ft
	Access Road Climb to East Tiger Summit				7 ft
	East Tiger Summit				2,598 ft
	Preston Railroad				3 miles
	Tiger Crossover Rd 5500				791 ft
	Silent Swamp				1 miles
	Joy Ride				407 ft
	NorthWest Timber				2 miles
	Access Road Climb to East Tiger Summit				56 ft
	Connector Trail				1,424 ft

Details

Riding area

Tiger Mountain
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

37

More Stats for Tiger: Defanged - The Intermediate Loop mountain bike route

Altitude min

1,366 ft
Altitude start

1,450 ft
Altitude end

1,451 ft
Grade max

-79.738%
Grade min

51.314%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

3,690 ft

trail	date	description
NorthWest Timber	Sep 19, 2018 @ 7:28am Sep 19, 2018	No issues, drains well and good shape to ride
Master Link	Sep 19, 2018 @ 7:28am Sep 19, 2018	A few puddles, nothing more
Preston Railroad	Sep 19, 2018 @ 7:26am Sep 19, 2018	Very dry and fast, great condition, no obstacles thru to Bailout
Joy Ride	Sep 17, 2018 @ 6:28pm Sep 17, 2018	Running good, wet in spots
Silent Swamp	Sep 17, 2018 @ 6:27pm Sep 17, 2018	Two trees down about mid way, one will require a saw, you can get around them

Tiger: Defanged - The Intermediate Loop route

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