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2.4 miles
Distance
1,026 ft
Climb
-37 ft
Descent
00:41:26
Avg time
988 ft
Altitude change
1,455 ft
Altitude min
2,446 ft
Altitude max
1,455 ft
Altitude start
2,444 ft
Altitude end
7.6%
Grade
-15.5%
Grade max
27%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
768 ft
Distance down
1,358 ft
Distance flat
00:41:26
Avg time
Master Link Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaTiger Mountain State Forest
Issaquah, Washington -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionUphill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Ride in RainYes
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Year Opened2016
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Land OwnerWashington State DNR
The main way to access the upper mountain trails now. This is an uphill-only trail, and is a great option to avoid grinding up the East Summit road. Be alert for hikers on this multi-use trail. Finally climbing singletrack at Tiger, you have time to look around and notice how pretty the forest is there
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 40 rides
- 11 miles average
6 Months
- 1,889 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
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- 12,938 rides
- Last: Oct 19, 2026
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Directions to master-link-52966 trailhead
(47.468240, -121.929470)
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Oct 16, 2022 , Issaquah
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Jun 17, 2020 , Issaquah
Routes with this trail
★ 3.9 • 10 miles • 1,955 ft • 6 • Loop •
This is the standard Tiger lap from the top. From either parking lot, take the Master Link and Quick Link...
★ 3.9 • 13 miles • 2,407 ft • 16 • Loop •
This is a great blue-level loop up to the summit and back for the intermediate rider who's not quite ready...
Trail Products
13 Reviews & Comments
guccipappa
Have ridden trails for 20+ years this is easily my fav climber. Super chill but forsure a long one
4mmwrench
It's a bummer the few rock sections were removed. I always looked forward to trying the clear them. It was satisfying when I did. Green trails can still have obstacles.
loamchompsghee
There appears to be a serial killer murdering our enjoyable, chunky notches. The only remaining chunky notch on the upper climb is gone. The cool parallel root notch on Atlas was cut earlier this year. Would love to hear from the person who is doing this. Is this something that the land manager or local riders want or is this just some personal vendetta against enjoyable chunky notches?
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Nearby Trails
- Connector Trail 390 ft
- Powerline Road (misery / Regret Road) 528 ft
- 1000 Road Climb To East Tiger Summit 679 ft
- Road To Upper Parking Lot 840 ft
- Iverson 1,683 ft
Tiger Mountain State Forest
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