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1.7 miles
Distance
109 ft
Climb
-1,329 ft
Descent
00:27:01
Avg time
-1,220 ft
Altitude change
1,456 ft
Altitude min
2,783 ft
Altitude max
2,676 ft
Altitude start
1,457 ft
Altitude end
-13.6%
Grade
-44%
Grade max
30.8%
Grade min
856 ft
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
554 ft
Distance flat
00:27:01
Avg time

Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Tiger Mountain State Forest
    Issaquah, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond Rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (16 votes)
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking
  • Global Ranking
    #336 in Mountain Biking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Face
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Land Owner
    Washington State DNR

MOUNTAIN BIKING ONLY
Tiger's new downhill-only, bike-specific trail- almost 2 miles of high-speed descending goodness. A very fun trail The double black diamond rating is area appropriate, and meant to be a "squirrel catcher" keeping away those not ready. In reality, however, difficulty is closer to a hard single Black Diamond Squamish, BC or Bellingham-area trail.

Due to the 3.5mi, ~2,000 foot vertical road climb to the trailhead near the top of East Tiger Mtn, an all-mountain bike with ~150mm of travel is preferred. The trail is still fun (and significantly easier) on a DH bike, but the climb limits this to rare shuttle day events, or a long push. Most riders seem to choose a half lid on Predator, but full faces are common too.

This long trail has it all: fast, flowy, bermy sections, combined with a lot of PNW tech & gnar. Expect moderate steepness, small- medium drops, rollable doubles and tables, descending rock gardens, rocks, roots, and even a few "root gardens" (a whole buncha roots). In the wet, the off-camber root gardens significantly increase the difficulty factor - beware. The two rock gardens onto and off the climbing road that divides the upper and lower sections look intimidating, but are not as tough as they look. They roll quite well. For your first time, just be smooth and light on the bike, enter slow, and don't grab the brakes hard until tires are on a flat section.

Access Info

From the parking lots, climb the new Master Link and Quick Link climbing-specific trails. Exit Quick Link and continue up the Crossover Road until the entrance to Predator on your left.

Alternatively, take the East Tiger Summit road up toward the summit. All Tiger trails are well signed. At the first T intersection, continue Right up toward the summit. At the next T intersection, don't go Left up the final summit climb, and instead continue to the Right onto the Crossover road. The trailhead to Predator is on your right a few hundred feet up the road. From the trailhead, the trail climbs for a few hundred more feet before the descent begins. Predator can also be accessed from the other Tiger trails by climbing up the Crossover road.

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NO Hiking or Equestrians allowed!

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory

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  • 13 miles average
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  • 10 miles avg distance
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May 28, 2026 @ 10:00am (America/Los_Angeles)
May 28, 2026
 tree still down and its pretty greasy right before i had no idea and went for a ride. a better rider could prolly hop it but im too old and fat...
May 27, 2026 @ 9:19pm (America/Los_Angeles)
May 27, 2026
 Tree down just before the step up about midway down upper. Also, puddles in many spots that are holding and turning to mud. The trail could use a...
Apr 6, 2026 @ 10:19am (America/Los_Angeles)
Apr 6, 2026
 No trees down
Mar 23, 2026 @ 6:00pm (America/Los_Angeles)
Mar 23, 2026
 Upper predator is clear of any trees. Lower predator has two downed trees as the previous poster has mentioned. They are both after the first...
Mar 21, 2026 @ 3:46pm (America/Los_Angeles)
Mar 21, 2026
 Trees down
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        youtuber He wanted to ride this trail BLIND?
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        Frequently Asked Questions About Predator (MOUNTAIN BIKING ONLY)

        ▼ Where is Predator (MOUNTAIN BIKING ONLY) located?
        Predator (MOUNTAIN BIKING ONLY) is located in Tiger Mountain State Forest, Issaquah, Washington, United States. It is part of the Tiger Mountain State Forest trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 47.48501, -121.93835.
        ▼ How hard is Predator (MOUNTAIN BIKING ONLY)?
        Predator (MOUNTAIN BIKING ONLY) is rated as Double Black Diamond difficulty. The physical rating is Hard. The average grade is 13.6%.
        ▼ What is the elevation gain for Predator (MOUNTAIN BIKING ONLY)?
        Predator (MOUNTAIN BIKING ONLY) has 109 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 1,329 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 1,456 ft to 2,783 ft.
        ▼ How long is Predator (MOUNTAIN BIKING ONLY)?
        Predator (MOUNTAIN BIKING ONLY) is 1.7 miles long. The trail type is singletrack.

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