January Winter Conditioning Runs: 5-7 miles - West Tiger Mountain No. 3

Meeting place and time

Meet at 4:45 pm at the Cable Line trailhead sign. Note that the parking area is on the side of the road *before* the gate that leads to the High Point parking lot. No parking passes required. There are no bathrooms at the trailhead - the nearest outhouse is near the High Point parking lot.

Directions: From I-90, a few miles east of Issaquah, take Exit 20 for High Point and turn south on 270th Ave SE. Just a few yards south of I-90, turn right onto SE 79th St and continue on west. The trail head is in ~0.3 miles, *before* the gate to the parking lot.

Leader's notes

Cable Line is one of the best conditioners! We will be covering ~5.9 miles and 2,100 feet of elevation gain. Since the trail up can be steep, we will hike uphill at a moderate pace. Once at the summit, we will pause for a brief snack and hydration break then run down the West Tiger 3 trail.

For a complete description of  trail running with the Mountaineers, please consult the Trail Running Standards.

Link to GAIA route

Link to Strava route

We will follow a clockwise loop for ~4 miles total distance with 1,120 ft elevation gain, following the Wilderness Whittaker Peak trail. We will look to do an avg pace of 4 mph: moderate to fast (depending on group comfort) hike uphill and 4.5-5.0 mph straighaway and downhill. Please bring headlamp since we will be starting in the dark!

For a complete description of  trail running with the Mountaineers, please consult the Trail Running Standards.

Gaia route: 

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