This was a great round trip hike with a few surprise features. The idea was to loop from the High Point Trail head using the West Tiger 3, West Tiger RR Grade, and West Tiger 1 trails over West Tiger 1 to the Poo Poo Point trail via the Poo Top, Hidden Forest, Tiger Mt. and One View trails and then back to High Point via the Power Line - Round Lake Trails. All of the trails are muddy from the recent heavy rains. The further East I went snow began to appear on the trail (High Point Creek Bridge on West Tiger RR Grade). The snow dusting became deeper 2 to 3 inches as the West Tiger 1 summit was approached. Lots of ""snow bombs"" were coming off the trees due to a combination of sun and wind. West Tiger 1 was foggy on the summit and I had to search for the Poo Top Trail (no sign - just an opening in the brush off the road). Poo Top had a coating of snow almost its entire length making footing slippery on steep sections. The start of the Poo Top Trail is not very distinct which made initial route finding more difficult with the snow cover. Once down to the Hidden Valley Trail and on the One View Trail in particular, mud holes were very common. The worst of the mud ended just before hitting the West Tiger RR Grade junction. The Poo Poo Point trail was in good condition as were the other trails back to the car. Trip mileage about 10 to 11 miles (depending on whose measurements are used) 2700 feet of elevation gain, 5.5 hours hiking time. No rain but cool temperatures for May. Views were ok but no views from West Tiger 1 due to fog. Poo Top had some good views of the West Tiger ridge and summits. A good days walk all in all.

I just did a long ramble up from High Point, over the top of West Tiger I, and down to Issaquah via Poo Top, One View, and PooPoo point trails....9 miles in all with 3000 feet of gain. There isn't any snow anywhere on tiger now. What a contrast to last year, when a long lingering snow pack two feet deep built up on the north slope of W Tiger I. Just a quick summary of trail conditions and maintainence needs: The High Point trail is a moderately used alternative to the busy Tradition Lake trails. Mud is still a problem in spots; drainage work is needed. The TMT from the High Point trail junction to the West Tiger Railroad grade is in good shape, with only a little mud. This is one of my favorite stretches of trail on Tiger Mountain...lovely forest and creeks. The cross-over trail going from the W Tiger railroad grade to the West Tiger 1 Trail is in good shape. I alway enjoy hiking this trail. Much of the West Tiger 1 trail climbs the slope in a fall-line rut, and needs some drainage and water bars added. Otherwise it is in good shape. The Poo Top tail is primitive and steep in spots, barely better than a a boot trail. However, it is little used for now, so improvements are not needed right away. It's actually a fun trail to hike on. Downfalls have all been cut. The Hidden Forest Trail is overly steep between Tiger Mountain Road and Tiger Mountain Trail. Lack of use is limiting tread damage, but eventually this trail will have to be improved. The one view trail is in good shape, although muddy in spots. The Poo Poo point trail below the railroad grade and down to Many Creek Valley is very steep and badly needs drainage improvement. This should be a high prority, because of the moderately heavy use the trail gets. The ""really bad mudhole"" midway down is still there. The rest of the trail down to Tradition Plateau is fine. The High School Trail still is muddy around the Adventure Trail junction. Someday, someone should get in there and fix the problem.

Three brave (crazy) soles decided to hike on a day that was suppose to be rainy and breezy. We decided to hike to Poo Poo Point since it's close to home, gives you a nice workout, and hopefully views from the top. The sky was foggy/cloudy, so we didn't think we would have any views by the time we reached the top. We started our hike at 9:40 a.m. and kept a slow, steady pace. The wind was blowing through the trees making erie noises. As we got closer to the top it got colder and it was very windy. Not a soul was up at the point. We arrived at the point at 11:40. The views were beautiful. We were not expecting the views. We could see Lake Sammamish and Lake Washington. We put on all of our outter wear and had a quick lunch, then headed down. We returned to the vehicle at 2 p.m. We saw two people on the trail the entire day and I don't think they were going far. Then of course we had to make a trip to Krispy Kreme for a donut and coffee before heading home to Tacoma. As a side note, when we parked at the trailhead, a young man parked his vehicle next to ours and asked if we were hiking to Poo Poo Point. We of course said yes. He said he was parking there and going to the high school. As we started our hike someone commented that the guy looked older than a high schooler. At that moment I thought to myself that we should not have given the information about our hike to a stranger and I worried if my car had been broken in to by this young man who looked too old for high school. I remember stories about people staying at trailheads to burglarize vehicles. Well, the good news is that my car was okay, but I learned a lesson. Sad that I had to think about this when someone was just being friendly.

This is an excellent trail that leads to great views at Poo Poo Point. This fine piece of work was built by the Paragliding community about 3 or 4 years ago. The trail is in excellent condition. It starts at the east edge of the Paraglider landing area on Issaquah-Hobart Rd. The first mile traverse lovely virgin forest. Near the top of the virgin area is an impressive 7 ft diameter Douglas Fir that appears to be the sole survivor of past fires. The second mile of trail goes through dense 20-30 year old second growth forest. The trail then emerges into the Poo Poo Point South Launch area with great views to Mt Rainier. Less than 1/4 mi further is the North Launch area with birds eye views of Squak, Cougar, Issaquah and Lake Sammamish. Round trip is less than 4 miles with 1600 ft elevation gain. A 2 mile car shuttle or road walk allows for a loop using the Poo Poo Point and Highschool trails. If you want cool solitude go in the early am. If you want to check out the paragliders then afternoon is best.

Did a new, for me, loop route on Tiger Mountain today. We parked at the high school trailhead and went up to the Poo Poo Point Trail. That trail is in excellent condition all the way up to the railroad grade. Then took the one view trail, and while I can report that this trail is also in good condition, we found that the ""one"" view is now appears to be even less. This took us to the Tiger Mountain Trail at Fifteen Mile Pass. We headed north toward Tiger 2. While the trail has been cleared of logs, there are several places shortly after the pass that are in need of some real engineering to take care of the mud problems. After about a half a mile, the trail starts to head up again and there are no more mud problems. We headed up to Tiger 2 on the Seattle View Trail and had lunch. Our return trip took us over Tiger 3 and down the Section Line Trail to return to our car. The total distance is about 9 miles. It appears to be a relatively lonesome route to approach Tiger 2 and 3 from the South.