We stitched together a loop of short trails in the Tiger Mountain lowlands for a pleasant 2.5mi hike. The parking lot at the High Point trailhead around 9am was quite full but we managed to get a spot. We started with the Tradition lake trail, connected to the Bus Trail and Wetlands trail and then make our way back through the Swamp trail. It was our first time seeing Round Lake, which is a pretty little lake/pond in the Wetlands trail. There were a fair number of people and dogs but not overly crowded. Our dog had a great time sniffing his way through the trail :)

The hike itself was fine.  The bathrooms at the trailhead were absolutely disgusting. From the signage and graffiti, it is clear that this is an ongoing problem. They need to be cleaned and emptied more frequently.  They also need some portable toilets to increase the capacity. I'm not sure how you can charge people to park there when you don't even service the toilets.  

WATCH OUT - Find a bathroom before you get to the trailhead or plan to have handy the necessary items to find an appropriate place to relieve yourself on the trail (pack in/pack out your TP).  We found the pit toilets in terrible shape.  Grafitti, messy, stinky, and in desperate need of maintenance.  This is a busy trailhead, with a lot of toilet demands.  For a paid lot, I would expect much better options for toilets at the trailhead.  See photo.

As for the hike - the forest understory is beautiful, everything is showing the growth of summer greenery. The streams were either dry or just a trickle.  Trails are in great condition.  With one exception to watch out for.  On the Talus Rocks trail, between the Talus Rock outcrop and the Tiger 3 trail, there is a bridge with missing boards that needs repair.  See photo.  

Just writing to share that I had a bear encounter on this route yesterday about 6pm (the exact spot marked in the attached photo). I was running, and surprised him (or her?) coming around a corner (my fault!). He stood up briefly on his hind legs and then turned and ran away. He paused and looked back about 30 feet away from me, so i just backed away slowly the way I had come. First time seeing a bear after hiking here regularly for a couple years! 

A pleasant walk in the woods.

If you're not very fit you'll enjoy this hike. The woods are great, it's not very long, and there is very little up and down.

If you're fit then you won't work up a sweat at all, but you'll enjoy the company of friends and family who are not fit and who finally got to go on a hike with you. :)

Easy access from Seattle and the Eastside - it's just east of Issaquah.

The downside of the hike is that it's kinda complicated. The area is a web of trails. When you start off, take a picture of the trail map on the big sign board. Then be careful about picking the right path at each junction. There are signs at every junction to help.