Swamp Trail

Arrived at the trailhead at around 11am on a sunny Thursday.  Still a few empty spots in the parking lot.  We briefly considered hiking to one of the summits but decided instead to do a leisurely loop...

As the header suggests, I strung together a number of trails to make a loop. I started and ended at East Sunset Way Trailhead. Trailhead to Trailhead the loop in ten miles. I came by transit (Rt 554)....

Trail was good and fun with young kids. But I'd caution a bit the current conditions for the final stretch on the "story" trail fork to the right with the bridges over the swamp - there is a wasp nest...

Relaxing hike on a not so wet day. On Swamp Trail I took the Story section I’ve not done before. It holds a nice boardwalk over the wet swampy area and some large stinky skunk cabbage. There was also ...

Quick 5.5 mile 1000 foot loop around lower Tiger Mtn on Mother's Day.Tiger 3 was pretty busy with a steady stream of hikers, lost most of the crowds when we turned off onto the Talus Rocks trail 1.1 m...

Rough day of weather but we trekked on. We walked by a lot of trail crews during our hike and they were very nice and all of whom said hi. With the heavy rain and wind it was very muddy and even thoug...

The High School to Section Line route to West Tiger 3, WT3, Swamp, and Big Tree trails are all in great shape. There were many botanical signs of spring: the first Coltsfoot (photo 2), nettles (photo ...

Tall Oregon grape and sitka willow are blooming and with the warm weather, the pollinators were out on Tradition Plateau. The 1st photo is almost a where's Waldo, they can be very small.

Our group of five senior hikers from 72 to 82 met at the High Point trailhead parking lot to do a loop hike on the lower slopes of Tiger Mtn. on this sunny day. We headed out on the Swamp Trail which ...

Wanted to get outside and get some miles in for training on a pretty bad weather weekend. It was too windy to go out on Saturday, so Sunday it was. Decided to do a loop around West Tiger.Trailhead: Go...