Trip
Frontcountry Trail Run - Around South Tiger Mountain
Casual Wedn late afternoon trail run to a lesser-traveled Tiger summit. ~7 miles - 1,700 feet elevation gain - avg 3.5 mph. Scouting trail for Winter Conditioning Course!
Contacts
- Wed, Oct 4, 2023
- Foothills Trail Running Committee
- Trail Running
- Adults
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 7.05 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,213 ft
- High Point Elevation: 2,049 ft
- Pace: avg 3.5 mph
- 3 (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This route is to the South Tiger Mountain summit.
We will follow a counter-clockwise loop for ~7 miles total distance with 1,595 ft elevation gain, following the Tiger Mountain trail. When we reach the summit, we will stop for a brief pic and snack before heading back down. We will look to do an avg pace of 3.5 mph: moderate to fast (depending on group comfort) hike uphill and 4.5-5.0 mph straighaway and downhill. Goal is for everyone to run at a conversational pace, which means you can talk in complete sentence without gasping for air, can easily breath through your nose, and have an average heart rate typically less than 140 (75% of max heart rate). Shouldn't be huffing and puffing.
For a complete description of trail running with the Mountaineers, please consult the Trail Running Standards.
Full details will be soon after registration closes on Oct 3. In the interim, please contact the leader with any questions at BMPeacock@aol.com.
Meet at 4:30 pm at the Tiger Mountain trail entrance off of Tiger Mountain Road SE in South Issaquah. No parking passes required. There are no bathrooms at the trailhead.
Coordinates: 47.4432, -121.9762
Directions: From I-90 in Issaquah, take Exit 17 (Front Street) and head south on Front Street through the picturesque old part of town. At the southern end of town, Front Street changes names to Issaquah-Hobart Road. About 8.5 miles from I-90, just before the Highway 18 overpass, turn left onto the southern end of Tiger Mountain Road SE (on your way here, you will have passed an earlier turn onto the northern end of Tiger Mountain Road SE.) Proceed 0.2 miles and look for places to park along the left (west) shoulder of the road. There is no official trailhead parking here so this is your only option. (You may find it easier to continue on 0.15 miles to SE 175th Place, make a U-turn, and come back to park on the shoulder.) The shoulder is highway right-of-way, so you do not have to display a Discover Pass to park there.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Sturdy running shoes
- Headlamp with spare batteries