Tiger Mountain Trail South, South Tiger Summit, Tiger Mountain Trail, South Tiger Traverse & South Tiger Mountain Loop — Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2025

I started at the trailhead in Mirrormont for an evening hike after work. Getting there during times of high traffic is extremely frustrating - it does not matter if you go through Issaquah or take 18, you will be stuck in traffic bumper to bumper for at least half an hour or longer. I can't imagine how residents in Mirrormont put up with that BS for their daily commutes. If you plan to use this trailhead, choose a time outside traffic hours.

There is nothing better than hiking Tiger Mountain on a gloomy day with low hanging clouds and intermittent rain. Tiger Mountain at its best! While it didn't actually rain while I hiked, the overgrown parts of the trails of which there are plenty essentially drenched me. I was soaking wet with water in my boots by the time I got to the top of South Tiger from all the water passed on to me from the plants I had to brush by.

If you're a fan of foxglove, you must hike up to the summit of South Tiger while the bloom lasts. It's insane.

This part of Tiger is less frequented, I did not run into a single person the entire hike up to the summit and back down. There was only one other car at the trailhead when I started.

Along the trail you can see the devastation the bomb cyclone from last November caused, but the trails have been cleaned up and there are no obstacles.