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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1 Review & Comments

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flag Terryb9 (Mar 31, 2019 at 18:00)
 Some down trees on Preston and Joy Ride. Still some snow towards the top of Quick Link. All and all pretty good though.
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  • Riding area
    Tiger Mountain
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • Ridelogs
    120
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
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
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      Rootball Drop as mentioned in trail description
      Rootball Drop as mentioned in trail description
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      Preston Railroad on Tiger Mountain
      Preston Railroad on Tiger Mountain
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      Aug 26, 2019
      Silent Swamp on Tiger Mountain
      Silent Swamp on Tiger Mountain
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      Aug 26, 2019

      Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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      Preston Railroad
      Mar 25, 2020 @ 4:16pm
      Mar 25, 2020
      		DNR recreation and public access sites will be closed until at least April 8th. Camping is also closed at this time on DNR lands for both dedicated and dispersed camping. reporter
      Silent Swamp
      Mar 25, 2020 @ 4:16pm
      Mar 25, 2020
      		DNR recreation and public access sites will be closed until at least April 8th. Camping is also closed at this time on DNR lands for both dedicated and dispersed camping. reporter
      Tiger Crossover Rd 5500
      Mar 25, 2020 @ 4:16pm
      Mar 25, 2020
      		DNR recreation and public access sites will be closed until at least April 8th. Camping is also closed at this time on DNR lands for both dedicated and dispersed camping. reporter
      Quick Link
      Mar 25, 2020 @ 4:16pm
      Mar 25, 2020
      		DNR recreation and public access sites will be closed until at least April 8th. Camping is also closed at this time on DNR lands for both dedicated and dispersed camping. reporter
      NorthWest Timber
      Mar 25, 2020 @ 4:16pm
      Mar 25, 2020
      		DNR recreation and public access sites will be closed until at least April 8th. Camping is also closed at this time on DNR lands for both dedicated and dispersed camping. reporter
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