Tiger Mountain Trail, West Tiger Railroad Grade, West Tiger No. 1 via Fred's Corner, Preston Trail, Bootleg Trail, Poo Top, Hidden Forest Trail, One-View Trail, Poo Poo Point & Tradition Lake Loop — Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2005

Issaquah Alps > Tiger Mountain

To enjoy the fine weather on Thursday, I took a long ramble on Tiger Mountain. Here's a rundown on the condition of the trails: **TMT from tradition plateau to K-3 trail: The trail is in generally good shape. Around the cable line trail, the TMT gets muddy (clay soil?). Slumped tread near the two large bridges crossing a branch of High Point Creek (elev 1500'). Junction with K-3 trail is messy and ill defined. No sign. **K-3 trail: Near the TMT junction (elev. 1500') the trail is a bit of a mess and needs treadwork. The rest of the trail is well laid out and in good shape. **West Tiger RR grade from K-3 trail to Freds Junction: Pretty good condition. Areas of slumped tread need rework. **Connector Trail from Fred's Junction (elev 1800') to West Tiger I (Preston) Trail: O.K. Condition. This trail is brushy and has sections of slumped tread that need work. **West Tiger I trail from 2100' to Bootleg Trail junction: Good condition. Drainage work that I did last year is paying off. Some brushing needed. **Poo Top Trai: Lightly used trail is in good condtion. Some steep sections could use a reroute, but this work is hardly a priority. **Hidden Forest Trail from upper end to TMT: Good condition. Steep section needs to be rerouted to reduce the gradient. **One View Trail: I still don't know where the one view is. Good condition overall. **Poo Poo Point Trail. Great condition. A trail crew came through and worked on the drainage system (which I had already improved last fall). Now the drainage should be good for years. Bike exclusion fence at the upper end is still wrecked and needs rebuilding.