High Point Creek, Dwight's Way, Bootleg, Tiger Mountain Trail - North, Preston Trail
Mar 10, 2009
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whitebark
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last modified
Mar 10, 2009 10:24 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: High Point Creek
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Tiger Mountain
- Trails: High Point Creek (#TIGER)
- Avg Rating: 2.75
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Dwight's Way
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Tiger Mountain
- Trails: Dwight's Way (#TIGER)
- Avg Rating: 2.80
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Bootleg
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Tiger Mountain
- Trails: Bootleg (#TIGER)
- Avg Rating: 3.25
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Tiger Mountain Trail North
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Tiger Mountain
- Agency: Department of Natural Resources, South Puget Sound Region
- Avg Rating: 2.86
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Preston Trail
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Tiger Mountain
- Avg Rating: 3.00
- Be Aware Of
- Snow on trail
This week's cold snap would be respectable for mid-winter. For mid-March, it is astoundingly cold. I enjoyed a long ramble on Tiger Mountain despite the snow that blanketed the mountain from top to bottom. From High Point Creek, I hiked various trails and roads to the top of West Tiger I, then returned via West Tiger II and a different set of trails. It was pure wintery bliss on Tiger today. Here is the rundown on trail conditions:
High Point Creek Trail to Dwight's Way junction:
Muddy and partially snow covered, otherwise in good condition.
Dwight's Way:
Up to a foot of snow on the trail , otherwise in good condition.
Preston Trail to Bootleg Junction:
Deep snow...use gaiters to keep snow out of your boots. Otherwise the trail is in good condition.
Bootleg Trail to 15 Mile Pass and Paw Print Rest Stop:
Extremely deep snow, trail hard to follow higher up, although my tracks should make navigation easier. Snowshoes might be helpful. Fallen logs have been removed from the trail.
Tiger Mountain Road to summit of West Tiger I:
Deep snow, but you can walk in the tracks of maintenance vehicles most of the way up. Snow depth reaches 2 feet on the ridgetop. Luckily a snowshoer had packed a path to the summit of W Tiger I.
Road route from WTI to W Tiger II:
Packed snow.
West Tiger II trail and Tiger Mountain Trail from summit to K3 Trail:
Packed snow, boot traction aids useful. Free of blowdown.
K3 Trail:
packed snow. Free of blowdown.
TMT from K3 to Highpoint Creek Trail:
Trail closed due to badly damaged bridge over high point creek (which people are using anyway).
High Point Creek Trail to Dwight's Way junction:
Muddy and partially snow covered, otherwise in good condition.
Dwight's Way:
Up to a foot of snow on the trail , otherwise in good condition.
Preston Trail to Bootleg Junction:
Deep snow...use gaiters to keep snow out of your boots. Otherwise the trail is in good condition.
Bootleg Trail to 15 Mile Pass and Paw Print Rest Stop:
Extremely deep snow, trail hard to follow higher up, although my tracks should make navigation easier. Snowshoes might be helpful. Fallen logs have been removed from the trail.
Tiger Mountain Road to summit of West Tiger I:
Deep snow, but you can walk in the tracks of maintenance vehicles most of the way up. Snow depth reaches 2 feet on the ridgetop. Luckily a snowshoer had packed a path to the summit of W Tiger I.
Road route from WTI to W Tiger II:
Packed snow.
West Tiger II trail and Tiger Mountain Trail from summit to K3 Trail:
Packed snow, boot traction aids useful. Free of blowdown.
K3 Trail:
packed snow. Free of blowdown.
TMT from K3 to Highpoint Creek Trail:
Trail closed due to badly damaged bridge over high point creek (which people are using anyway).
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