2016 Tiger Mountain Trail Run

04/16/2016

5k, 12k, Half Marathon, 50k

Saturday, April 16th

Tiger Mountain State Forest, WA

Tiger Mountain is the crown jewel of the Issaquah Alps, and the Tiger Mountain Trail Run will offer an excellent tour of this vast and magnificent State Forest. This event offers a quintessential Pacific Northwest trail running experience at what may be Seattle-area trail runners’ favorite playground, with fantastic and well-marked loop courses at a variety of distances and ample support.

Results
Registration
Course Description
Schedule
Directions & Parking
Safety & Etiquette
Apparel

Results

2016 Results & Photos

Registration

	Open (through 1/20)	Early (through 3/20)	Regular (through 4/14)	Day-of-Event
5k	22.00	26.00	29.00	35.00
12k	27.00	32.00	36.00	40.00
Half Marathon	37.00	41.00	45.00	50.00
50k	44.00	49.00	56.00	65.00

Online pre-registration closes Thursday, April 14th at 11:59pm.

We accept cash, card, or check made payable to Northwest Trail Runs.

Course Description

The courses start and finish from the trailhead on the east side of Tiger Mountain and use a great variety of trails, covering gently-rolling to steep terrain.

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The 5k course makes a single clockwise loop, going out on the forest road and returning on a rolling trail.

The 12k course adds onto the 5k loop by continuing westward along the forest road, following the 50k route until cutting off up the hill for a nearly 900-foot climb that links back to the 50k route for a mostly downhill return to the 5k loop and the finish.

The Half Marathon course starts out going east from the start, then promptly embarks on a long climb on the newly-built Master Link Trail, connecting to forest roads on the upper slopes of East Tiger Mountain and passing below the summit before a long, moderate descent on mountain biking trails. The route then returns to the finish via the trails that wrap around the eastern flank of the mountain, with gentle-to-moderate climbs and descents.

The 50k course starts out going east for a grand clockwise lollipop loop these popular mountain biking trails, hitting two aid stations along the way, before passing through the start finish for another aid stop. 50k runners then go west for a longer loop that extends into the West Tiger Natural Resources Conservation Area and circumnavigates the three West Tiger summits with a mix of traversing, climbing, and descending, passing aid stations four more times before returning to the finish.

Aid Stations are many and well-stocked. The longest distance between aid stations is a little over 9k (5.6 miles, on the 50k), however in case of warm weather, runners may wish to carry a bottle or hydration bladder, especially on the longer distances. See the course map for the locations and distribution of the aid stations.

Here are the course distances, climb figures, and numbers of aid stations:

5.0k – 590 feet – No aid stations
12.6k – 1780 feet – 2 aid stations
Half Marathon (13.56 miles actual distance) – 2230 feet – 2 aid stations
50k (52.3 km actual distance) – 5980 feet – 7 aid stations

Schedule

SATURDAY, APRIL 16
7:30am – Check-in and day-of-event registration opens
8:20am – 50k Pre-start briefing
8:30am – 50k Start
9:23am – Half Marathon Pre-start briefing
9:30am – Half Marathon Start
9:53am – 5k & 12k Pre-start briefing
10:00am – 5k & 12k Start
5:30pm – Course closes

Directions & Parking

The start and finish is at the Department of Natural Resources trailhead parking area, about 0.3 miles along the gravel road from State Route 18. Parking will be at this parking area, and as needed, along the gravel road approaching the trailhead parking and at the parking area adjacent to Highway 18 (pending confirmation.) A Discover Pass is needed to park on DNR lands. Please follow any parking directions offered by event staff.

Google Map

Safety & Etiquette

OTHER USERS
The trails will be open to other users during the event, including pedestrians, bicyclists and equestrians (horseback riders). Please be courteous. This area is more heavily used by mountain bikes than equestrians, and on some of the trails mountain bikes have the right of way. Event staff and signage will alert mountain bikers to your presence, but be prepared to yield when requested. Also, if you should encounter equestrians, be aware that horses have the right of way: Stop running and talk to the rider; you will probably need to step to the side of the trail to let the horse past, but sometimes the rider will tell you it is okay to walk past. The amount of trail traffic will depend upon the weather.

SAFETY
Participants are responsible for their own safety while participating, and the organizers are neither qualified nor equipped to render medical care in the event of a serious injury. In case of an emergency, call 9-1-1. You are encouraged to bring a cell phone with you as a safety precaution, if you wish.

PASSING ETIQUETTE
Where the trails are narrow, please let other participants pass you if they want to get by. It is a passing runner’s job to tell the person in front that they wish to pass.

HEADPHONES
If you’d like to listen to music while you’re on the course, please use headphones or earbuds, so that runners around you can’t hear it. Others may prefer a quieter event experience or may have different musical tastes. Runners playing music in the open air may be asked to leave the event.

Also, keep the volume low enough that you can hear someone talking to you in a normal voice, for example, another runner saying they would like to pass on your left.

Apparel

New NWTR designs for Fall 2015 – Spring 2016, which feature our “Run Every Trail” slogan! We’ve got ’em available in a soft-feel tech (unisex, women’s and youth), long-sleeve tech, and cotton (t-shirt and hoodie). You can order them when registering and pick them up onsite, or order at RunningBug Apparel and have them shipped, or try on and buy at an event.