
Field trip: Staying Found: On-Trail Navigation
Staying Found Field Trip - Easy Peasy - Tiger Mountain Lowlands
This 5-hour session, held at Tiger Mountain State Forest out of the High Point trailhead, includes a map and compass exercise, a trip planning review, and a 3-5 mile hike where you will practice the principles you've learned.
- Sat, May 3, 2025
- Foothills Navigation Committee
- Navigation
- Adults
- Easy
- Easy
- Mileage: 3.8 mi
- Elevation Gain: 200 ft
- 2 (8 capacity)
- FULL (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This 5-hour session, held at Tiger Mountain State Forest out of the High Point trailhead, begins at the High Point Education Shelter area with a map and compass exercise and a trip planning review, followed by a 3.8 mile hike with 200 feet of gain where you will practice the principles you've learned.
This route is the easiest of the practice hikes, for people with limited time or who need a shorter hike. The route takes the Puget Power trail to the Swamp trail, on to the Brink trail, Adventure Trail and Bonneville trail, to the Wetlands Trail, Puget Power trail and the Around-the-Lake trail, and back to the High Point Trailhead.
We will meet at the Traditional Lake Shelter at 9 a.m. Please arrive 15-30 minutes early to get a parking space. Drivers will need a Discover Pass.
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 to the end of the road, which ends in a large parking lot. Look for the sign for the shelter.
Tradition Lake shelter, Google map location https://maps.app.goo.gl/X1tYfyRXSMfu9WBG7
Badges
instructors will earn:
Required Equipment
REQUIRED:
- Compass with adjustable declination (see http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/compass-declination.html, http://www.thecompassstore.com/comwitaddec.html)
- Green Trails Tiger Mountain map #204S (see link in 'Recommended Books' below)
- Watch (preferably digital)
- Gear and appropriate footwear for a 3-5 mile hike on uneven terrain. Be prepared for cold and possible rain! And of course your ten essentials (see link in the Required Equipment header above)!
RECOMMENDED:
- Altimeter, or smartphone with altimeter app
- Gaia GPS subscription with app installed on your phone