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

Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

1

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
Master Link	May 13, 2018 @ 8:47am May 13, 2018	Wet will a few mud spots.
NorthWest Timber	May 9, 2018 @ 9:44pm May 9, 2018	reporter
Connector Trail	May 9, 2018 @ 9:44pm May 9, 2018	reporter
Joy Ride	May 9, 2018 @ 9:44pm May 9, 2018	reporter
Silent Swamp	May 1, 2018 @ 10:19pm May 1, 2018

Tiger: Defanged - The Intermediate Loop route

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