Field trip: Staying Found: On-Trail Navigation
Staying Found Field Trip - Talus Rocks - Tiger Mountain Lowlands
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, and continues with a 4.8-5 mile hike with 520 feet of gain where you will practice the principles you've learned.
Contacts
- Sun, May 4, 2025
- Foothills Navigation Committee
- Navigation
- Adults
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 4.8 mi
- Elevation Gain: 520 ft
- 4 (9 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
- Fri, May 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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This 5-hour session, held at Tiger Mountain State Forest out of the High Point trailhead, begins at the High Point Education Shelter with a map and compass exercise and a trip planning review, and continues with a 4.8-5 mile hikewith 520 feet of elevation gain where you will practice the principles you've learned.
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
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