Took a long, post-Thanksgiving hike on the Tiger Mountain Trail. It was a long day, but thankfully the elevation gain isn't ever too steep on this trail.
It was remarkably quiet. I think we saw about 3 people before hitting our midpoint at Custer's bridge, and though we encountered a few more folks on the north side of the mountain, I think our total number of people seen on trail was less than 20.
There is a logging closure on the TMT between the 1000 road and the intersection with Middle Tiger, so we detoured on the service road to the Hobart-Middle Tiger Railroad Grade, then cut up the hill on the quarter-mile connector to the TMT.
There were some nice sections of the TMT shortly after reconnecting, including the area called Wally's Glen, and Manning's Reach and Tom's Crossing both have nice views, though I think those are pretty much it for views on this hike. Apparently there are also views on the section of the TMT that is closed for logging -- guess I'll have to go back and see.
We made pretty good time (~6h), with varying mileage results. My friend's phone said we did 17.7miles (with detours) but she also said it often over-reports mileage. Going by the Green Trails Maps measurements, we did 15.2. Glad we could check this traverse off our list.
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