Poo Poo Point
6 days ago
Colorful falling leaves now, soon to be muted brown
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Hidden Forest Trail
Issaquah Alps
updated 4 months ago
The Hidden Forest Trail is currently very overgrown, described as a "jungle" as of June 25. This makes navigation difficult, and a machete was recommended. Despite this, the trail is snow-free and the road is suitable for all vehicles. No bugs were reported on this date. Wildflowers were noted as amazing on West Tiger One and downward, with a Columbia Tiger Lily featuring 30 blooms, along with daisies and foxgloves. Parking was light in the morning, with only six other cars at 0815.
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As of June 25, the Hidden Forest Trail is heavily overgrown and described as a jungle, making navigation difficult. A machete was even suggested as a useful tool for passage. Despite this, the trail is snow-free.
The primary reported obstacle is the severe overgrowth of the trail, making it difficult to navigate as of June 25. No other specific hazards like blowdowns or significant erosion were mentioned in the reports.
The road leading to the trailhead is suitable for all vehicles as of June 25. Parking was not an issue in the morning, with only six other cars present at 0815.
No bugs were reported on the Hidden Forest Trail as of June 25. There were no specific mentions of wildlife sightings in the provided report.
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Older4 months ago
Issaquah Alps > Tiger Mountain
Hidden Forest trail from West Side Road to Larry's Crossing is a jungle, made it through, but a machete would have been a great 11th Essential. As well 15 Mile RR Grade from our viewpoint at the junct...
Older18 months ago
Issaquah Alps
I set out to hike a slightly altered version of the West Tiger Four Summit Loop. The plan: from the main High Point trailhead parking lot, Tiger Mountain Trail -> Cable Line up to West Tiger 3 -> West...
Older19 months ago
Issaquah Alps
Lots of firsts (for me this season) on Tiger Mt: springbeauties (photo 1, lower section line), bleeding hearts (photos 2 & 3, lower Section Line), and trillium (photo 4, lots of places, most prevalent...
Older22 months ago
Issaquah Alps
It's incredible how many blowdowns have been cleared on Tiger Mt by DNR, Issaquah Parks, and many, many individuals, thank you all!!These trails have been completely cleared of blowdowns: Lingering, D...
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TL;DR: plenty of mud but with a few lingering exceptions the trails are accessible.We started our counter-clockwise loop from the High Point TH parking lot, traveling west on the Bus Trail (mud+some p...
Older22 months ago
Issaquah Alps
Good late afternoon-early evening hike up to West Tiger 2, starting at the Poo Poo Point- Chirico Trailhead. Many thanks to those who have cleared the many blowdowns on the Chirico Trail, One View, an...
Older23 months ago
Issaquah Alps
I hiked from the high school up the high school trail, section line to west tiger 3, then the tiger mountain trail to the hidden forest trail, down the hidden forest, took westside road uphill to poop...
Older24 months ago
Issaquah Alps
Thanks Jenny(!!), a hard working DNR employee (see photo), for the much needed trimming on the Hidden Forest trail. And thanks John for your trimming on Poo Top. There are lots of colors on Tiger Mt.
Older25 months ago
Issaquah Alps
A big thanks to the WTA crews that are working on the new trail on Tiger 1, the folks that trimmed the TMT near the Hidden Forest trail, and to John for his discriminating trimming on the One View tra...
Older25 months ago
Issaquah Alps
Crazy steep, overgrown with black berries stinging nettle and spiders. Sometimes Wet brush. Narrow, muddy, hidden holes, hidden down trees and branches. Thankfully no Devil's club. We hiked uphill. I...