Trip
Frontcountry Trail Run - West Tiger Mountain 1, 2 & 3
Sunday Mid Morning run of the 3 tiger summits. Get to sleep in a bit but still get your elevation and distance training in before noon. Average running pace of 10-14 minute miles on flats and downhills. Fast hiking or slow jogging on the uphill
Contacts
- Sun, Dec 17, 2023
- Foothills Trail Running Committee
- Trail Running
- Adults
- Strenuous
- Moderate
- Mileage: 9.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,000 ft
- High Point Elevation: 2,923 ft
- Pace: 3.5 to 4 mph overall
- 2 (6 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 12:33 PM
- Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
This will be a moderate pace with a mix of fast hiking up steep hills and jogging (10-15 min miles). If you're concerned about pace feel free to reach out. I'm pretty accommodating just want to get the miles in so don't mind going slower than the stated pace.
This is my favorite Trail Running route on Tiger as it hits 3 summits, gets the elevation gain out of the way quickly, and has some great long rolling hill trails to run down. We will regroup at all trail junctions and summits. Below are the specifics for the route:
- Run up to the West Tiger 3 Trailhead via an unnamed side trail.
- Fast hike or attempt to jog up West Tiger 3, work on our PR (Personal Records) for fastest time up.
- Regroup at Tiger 3 Summit and high five each other for our awesome speed.
- Head over to Tiger 2, stop for a snack and a group summit photo by the awesome bench
- Traverse over to Tiger 1 (Note, if the gate is locked we will take the trail just below the Tiger 1 summit)
- Take the Bootleg trail over to the Preston trail, then to Dwights Way, then out on the High Point Trail
- There is a short .5 mile section of road to run back to our cars.
Meet at 9:00 AM at the Cable Line Trail Head ready to run. After introductions and quick discussion, plan to start running by 9:10AM.
No Parking passes required if parking on street. If using the small lot a Discover Pass is required. There are no bathrooms at the trailhead.
Directions: From I-90, a few miles east of Issaquah, take Exit 20 for High Point and turn south on 270th Ave SE. Just a few yards south of I-90, turn right onto SE 79th St and continue west. Cableline trailhead is 0.4 miles on the left. You will see cars parked along the road.
Google Maps directions: Cable Line Trailhead
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Sturdy running shoes
- Running poles if you prefer them. There are a couple stream crossings, but totally fine without poles.
- If there is snow or ice leader will recommend microspikes.