Had a great run exploring Middle Tiger. I arrived East Tiger Trailhead parking lot 8:40am with about 1/3 of the lot full. It was full when I finished at 11:15am with a handful of vehicles parked near the gate and on the road.
I went up West Side Road since most of Iverson Trail is closed, and connected to the small western portion of it that is open, then onto Lower Side Hustle and then the TMT Connector. Continued on TMT, and connected to Middle Tiger Trail, avoiding the sections of both that are closed (see map at https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/amp_rec_2025_tmtclosures.pdf).
The trails were all passable, and all trees have been sawed or cleared (thank you crew and volunteers!), with the exception of one bridge (over Holder Creek I think), with a large tree on top of/across the bridge that was fine to scramble over. Summit had partial views due to clouds, but some mountains were visible. All in all, a great trail and outing. 7.25 miles, 1,634 total ascent.
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