10.0 miles
Distance
2,367 ft
Climb
-2,365 ft
Descent
2,963 ft
High Point

Discovery Pass required to park in upper lot.

Great All Mountain bang-for-the-buck route. Over 3,500 feet vert of climbing, great summit views, followed by maximal fun, flowy, gnarly descending

Park at upper lot if you have a Discovery Pass. Else park at lower lot and ride up the East Summit Road to start of NorthWest Timber trail. Follow NWT to Master Link. Climb up Master Link, Quick Link, Crossover Road, and the ETS Road to the summit, take in the great Mt. Rainier view on a clear day from the summit.

Now for some fun. Enjoy all of East Tiger Summit trail (the lower half is commonly skipped now due to OTG's popularity), go Left at the Preston access road and climb this road back up, past the T road junction towards the East Summit. Skip the final killer grunt to the top, and instead cut in to the Right for the short East Tiger Summit trail segment to access the start of Off The Grid, ride best part of OTG til taking the Drop In trail up to start of Predator. Bomb down Predator (Tiger's best trail) back to your car.

Detailed Description
Tiger: Summit+Predator Figure 8 Power Loop is a 10 mile popular extreme route located near Issaquah Washington. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 13 trails. This route climbs 2,367 ft with a max elevation of 2,963 ft then descends -2,365 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Double Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Hard
  • Ridelogs
    134
More Stats for Tiger: Summit+Predator Figure 8 Power Loop mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 58 min
  • Altitude min
    1,439 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,457 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,460 ft
  • Grade max
    -76.7%
  • Grade min
    75.4%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,093 ft
Avg: 3.65 (3 votes)
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Off The Grid
Feb 1, 2025 @ 10:51am
Feb 1, 2025
1/8-1/4 of snow the whole way. But hard grippy dirt under so unless your tires are bald, ride on!
Tiger Crossover Rd 5500
Jan 25, 2025 @ 9:07pm
Jan 25, 2025
East Tiger Summit
Jan 23, 2025 @ 4:05pm
Jan 23, 2025
Predator
Jan 22, 2025 @ 8:39pm
Jan 22, 2025
Driest I’ve seen it since the summer, grippy & fast. Minor frost heaves but nothing that impacted the flow.
Connector Trail
Jan 20, 2025 @ 2:54pm
Jan 20, 2025
Mostly dry and hard, good traction, runs fast, excellent riding!
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