Talus Rock Trail, West Tiger 3, High School Trail, Adventure Trail, Brink Trail & Swamp Trail — Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016

Issaquah Alps > Tiger Mountain

Sunshine in January! Quick, hop in the car, we are headed to High Point trailhead! Walked a loop from the High Point trailhead up West Tiger 3, right on Talus Rocks, down Nook Trail, left on Bus Trail, a quick side trip to Round Lake, right on High School Trail, right on Adventure Trail then back around on Brink Trail and Swamp Trails. The total distance of the loop is just a shade over 5 miles and vertical is something less than 800'. High Point was packed at 8:30 and W Tiger 3 was super busy as expected, but hardly anybody out on the other trails. The trails are in excellent shape - drainage looks to have been recently cleared and even though there is a bunch of recent blow down it has all been bucked up and out of the way. The Talus Rocks are neat - some very interesting geology and spooky caves/crevasses to peek into. Don't miss the fairly sizable waterfall just NE of the Talus Rocks. It is on one of the creeks that feeds Tradition Lake and is quite tall - I'd estimate 70-80' and is flowing heavily with all the recent rain. Round Lake is worth taking a quick side trip for - a beautiful little lake just west of Tradition Lake. A nice walk with some interesting things to see and it gets you off the more crowded trails on Tiger.