1.4 miles
Distance
83 ft
Climb
-297 ft
Descent
00:14:07
Avg time

Silent Swamp Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Tiger Mountain State Forest
    Issaquah, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Open all year now!
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #3092 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #31773 in Trail Running
    • #26563 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 35 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    WA DNR

A fun, flowy trail, Silent Swamp is good to ride in both directions, but is much more fun in the Northerly direction, starting at the Fully Rigid junction.

To ride South to North, first ride Fully Rigid, then at the junction, go left onto Silent Swamp instead of continuing across the wooden bridge to Joy Ride. This direction allows for a nice extra loop that most people skip. Take Fully Rigid, then Silent Swamp, then head South back up the crossover road, ride Fully Rigid, then continue on to Joyride, to Northwest Timber and the parking lot.

To ride North to South, exit Preston Railroad trail, and head South up the crossover road. The Northern trail junction for Silent Swamp will be just ahead on your left. Then, at the lower Southern end junction, you can either continue down Joy Ride to the parking lot, or go up () Fully Rigid, which is definitely a good tech challenge. Watch for descending riders at high speed however.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Silent Swamp mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -212 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,479 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,776 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,776 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,565 ft
  • Grade
    -2.8%
  • Grade max
    -25.3%
  • Grade min
    43.4%
  • Distance climb
    1,273 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    505 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:07
  • Avg reverse time
    00:21:33
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Status:
on Feb 12, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3.2 (38 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Silent Swamp Trail Reports

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      Feb 12, 2023 @ 1:15pm
      Feb 12, 2023
      		 Getting overgrown and brushy, with 2-3 trees down spaced evenly along the trail
      Nov 21, 2022 @ 8:17pm
      Nov 21, 2022
      		 Could use a brushing. Eye protections is nearly mandatory. Not overgrown bad enough to cause blood sacrifice though.
      Oct 11, 2022 @ 1:18pm
      Oct 11, 2022
      		 reporter Back open
      Oct 11, 2022 @ 6:22am
      Oct 11, 2022
      		 reporter Back open
      Oct 4, 2022 @ 3:00am
      Oct 4, 2022
      		 Tiger mountain Closed today for ALL users! Trails reopen on Wednesday.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 47 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 69 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,409 rides
      • Last: Mar 22, 2023

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      Jul 17, 2021 @ 9:37am
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      Jul 17, 2021 @ 9:37am
      Jul 17, 2021
      63 |
      Nov 9, 2019 @ 9:34pm
      Nov 9, 2019
      62 |
      Nov 3, 2019 @ 12:05pm
      Nov 3, 2019

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      8 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      bryanjackler (Aug 23, 2022 at 9:43)
      Very very brushy right now, adds a lot of time to the day
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Combinednathan (Aug 19, 2021 at 18:12)
      Hitting the trail the way Trailforks recommends is a lot of fun. Don’t listen to the comments. Don’t do it in the wet though. It’ll be puddle after puddle and it’s not flowy at all. Only worth doing if you are riding inside passage and want to climb up to fully rigid
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      carlsonwa (Jul 17, 2021 at 9:36)
      Pretty overgrown in parts. Wear long sleeves if you don’t want to bleed from thorns.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      jakemannix (May 1, 2021 at 12:01)
      Looks like it’s fun from the Joyride end to Preston… but riding “up” interesting tech kinda … sucks. This is only a 2 way trail because there’s no other choice.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      seattlesbest (Dec 6, 2020 at 13:00)
      Uphill both ways this trail is miserable.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Evanalmighty19 (Oct 28, 2019 at 8:44)
      Definitely much more fun going north... Fun trail either way though.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Spmahoney78 (Apr 29, 2018 at 20:47)
      I agree with the fellow comments
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      • + 0
      Cheekrs (Nov 26, 2017 at 20:29)
      If you lik pedaling... this trail is for you. If not - then go down joyride, Don’t make the mistake I did!
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