Tiger Mountain State Forest
7 reviews for Tiger Mountain State Forest
7 reviews in English
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Review from Zach v.
Jackson Heights, Queens, NY
10/20/2009
A nice place to hike, easy to get to from I-90. Signage is good, you'll never get lost.
I did the West Tiger #3 trail. I'm not a *great* hiker, so I was huffing and puffing quite a lot by the time I reached the summit. Up and down in just under 2 hours, keeping probably a too fast pace. It's nice. Harder than Little Si. The view from the top sucked, but that's only because it was a foggy day -- apparently it's really nice when it's clear. -
Review from Ferdinand T.
Irvine, CA
6/15/2011
There are a couple of hikes where i rate them (on my scale) "Kicks my ass". This fits that category. But you want to connect with Mother Nature Si, Tiger, Pilchuk, are those. I used to say a whole lot of "Mother effins" after as i was getting to the top.
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Review from Henry P.
Seattle, WA
5/23/2010
We did trail #3. The trail is 3.1 miles to the top, well kept and nice trail.
I am too tired to say much else right now. And now I am still too sore to update. -
Review from Mele Y.
Seattle, WA
10/12/2009 4 photos
I hiked up this today with a friend in the morning. It is a fairly easy hike - the path is extremely well kept and paved.
The first mile is an incline but nothing too bad. The path is wide enough for two people to walk side by side and it is paved so you don't have to worry about rocky terrain.
After this bit, the path evens out for awhile. Then you'll encounter some switchbacks. Was I out of breath? Yes. Was I dying? No.
Once you're near the top, the trail narrows and becomes rocky. There are some steep drop offs so be careful. My friend didn't wear the proper shoes, slipped and nearly killed the both of us! There are some nice views around the stairs, good for picture taking.
At the top, the trail evens out and you might be wondering where the viewpoint is at. Keep going and you'll find the clearing. It was freezing once we got there, after all, we were up 2500 feet. The view wasn't all that great today because it was a bit cloudy but we enjoyed it nonetheless. We stayed for a second and bolted down right after because it was so cold.
All in all it took us about 3 hours, out of the car and back.
I don't have too many pointers for this hike since most of the trail is not rocky by any means. However, if you plan on going up this anytime soon, wear layers. We started the hike wearing t-shirts and ended up having to wear a sweatshirt and a thin jacket on top of it.
I also heard this trail gets packed on weekends so I'd suggest you come early or go on a weekday. -
Review from James F.
Seattle, WA
7/15/2008 1 photo
From Seattle take I-90 East to Highway 18. Continue South on Highway 18 for 4.4 miles, until you reach East Tiger Summit on your right.
Tiger Mountain offers hiking and mountain biking trails minutes from Seattle. check out the bbtc for mountain bike maps and route suggestions. -
Review from Megan L.
Renton, WA
8/3/2009 7 photos
This is where I always go walking or hiking. They have a short little trail for light walking (moms can even bring their strollers). It's really beautiful and the perfect trail to show tourists.
Then they have lots of longer trails that keep leading into other trails. My second time to Tiger Mountain, I went back to the forest and wanted to check out the other trails to see if I could find a better, more beautiful one to show my future house guests and I saw the most amazing things. I kept continuing from one trail on to the next and i saw forest, tall thickets, beautiful streams, etc. It was the most beautiful hike I'd ever been on. -
Review from Kila K.
Seattle, WA
6/21/2010
This is OK, especially for being so near Seattle. It's packed on weekends and if you are expecting quiet and solitude, this is not your place. For mountain biking it's pretty steep and rough.
