This trail doesn’t get many trip reports, so I thought it would be worthwhile to give an update. My report starts along Tiger Mountain Rd where there are numerous “No Parking - Violators Will be Towed” signs.
The photo of the connector trail in the report is dated. The trees in that photo have been mostly logged. But a short walk brings you to a T at Road 1000 on the Green Trails Map. It wasn’t obvious to me, but from there you should go to the left. The road will turn to the right and you will shortly arrive at what used to be the parking lot and trail head.
Past trip reports suggest disuse but today the trail was smooth and not at all overgrown. Interpretive signs are still present and show the whereabouts of remnants of the former coal works.
The creek is 60-80 feet below the trail and perhaps 300 feet below the top of the hill. Not exactly “grand” but not too shabby either. The trail has a brighter and more open feel than you usually find on Tiger.
The trail continues for a short way past the coal mine entrance. This is shown on the Green Trails map but not the interpretive sign. It’s a little muddier than the preceding trail and has a couple of trees to go over and under, but is not at all hard to pass. It brings you down to the creek in a very pleasant and open setting. I did see a trail heading up the slope to the east, possibly intersecting the Hobart middle Tiger trail above. But I didn’t verify that.
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