June 28th, 2025 5M·Half Marathon·50K
June 28th, 2025
2025 Partnership with the Vert Running Series!
Vert! Get Yours! The Vert Running Series is a four-race series based on points from your best finish in one of the first three events of the year, plus the championship event, North Bend Skyline 30k. Overall series winners will receive gear prizes for the top 5 in all divisions worth over $5000.
Squak Mountain Half-Marathon will now be a qualifying race for points in the Vert Running Series by Mountain Running Races. Simply opt into the series when you sign up for the half marathon.
Race Summary
The name says it all — challenge! If you’re looking for a race to make your legs come alive, this is the one for you. Our Tiger Peak Challenge will have you climbing two of Tiger Mountain’s peaks, and if that doesn’t satisfy your need for elevation, you can always run them again!
Located near Issaquah, WA, Tiger Mountain State Forest is a 13,745-acre working forest that includes the West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area. Tiger Mountain offers many recreational opportunities, including hiking; mountain biking; equestrian trails; hang gliding; paragliding; and, of course, some of the best trail running in the area.
Woodland Speeders Kid’s Race
As part of our new Woodland Speeders program, we offer free kid’s races at all of our events. Parents are welcome to run with their kids. You can register your child during the registration process for your own race or sign them up later. The course at Tiger is mostly singletrack trail, with some sidewalk/asphalt. There is a some elevation gain and the course is 0.9 miles long. See schedule below for start time.
Finisher swag
Every finisher at an Evergreen Trail Run event receives a custom, handmade coaster! We make our awards using solar power in Anacortes, Washington.
Tiger Mountain
at a Glance
June 28th, 2025
5 Mile, Half & 50k
The Tiger Peak Challenge will hit two of Tiger’s three peaks.
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HOW WE ARE HELPING SAVE THE PLANET
There are no higher stakes than being kind to the earth; we care deeply about keeping our planet viable for the next generation.
To that end, we organize our events with an eye towards minimizing our impact on the planet. Read more here.
We Welcome All
Committed to Making All Feel Welcome
Evergreen Trail Runs is continuously making efforts to ensure that everyone feels welcome and safe at our running events and in our trail running community. There is space for all on the trails. We have a non-binary registration option and a non-binary category for overall awards.
If you have a suggestion or idea for how we can improve our events in this regard, please let us know!
Race Notes:
Back to the old, great course for 2025!
We’ll be back to starting the event from the Issaquah High School again this year!
Runners will start in off from the Issaquah High School and head down a short section of the Rainier Trail before beginning the long climb up the High School trail. Just as things start to feel like a grind, the 5 mile runners will take a left and follow gently graded trails through the Tradition Plateau. The half and 50k runners will settle into the quad-hammering climb the rest of the way up to West Tiger #3 Summit then across the beautiful ridge to West Tiger Aid Station.
After flying by West Tiger Aid, runners will enjoy a welcome descent before follow traversing, undulating trails back towards the High Point Way Aid Station. Then its a quick few miles back to the Start Finish. Half Runners will rest their weary legs, while our 50k runners will continue onto a second loop of the half and then the 5 mile loop.
The trails will be open to other users during the event. See our FAQ page for more information about sharing the trails.
There will be aid stations throughout the course with volunteers to help, food to eat, and hydration to refuel. And of course, there will be an assortment of yummy food and treats waiting for you at the finish line.
This is a cupless race. All runners should carry with them a refillable container that they can run with. There will be a limited number of cups for emergency situations.
Courses and directions
5 mile course
Half marathon & 50K course
Directions
Registration
Online registration will close the Friday before the race at noon.
5 Mile:
Open: $39
February 1: $45
May 1: $49
Race day: $55
Half:
Open: $78
February 1: $83
May 1: $88
Race day: $95
50K:
Open: $102
February 1: $107
May 1: $112
Race day: $117
Schedule
Packet pick-up will begin at 6:00am at the large Evergreen Trails Tent at the Start/Finish area at the Issaquah High School.
Pre-race briefing
Before each event start
Race Starts
7:00am: 50K
8:00am: Half marathon
9:00am: 5 Mile
9:30am: Kid’s race (approximately)
Cutoff Times
11:45am: Lap Aid; start 2nd loop (mile 15)
1:00pm: West Tiger Aid (mile 18)
3:30pm: High Point Aid (mile 27)
Course Closure
5:00pm
Youth Pricing
Participants 24 years of age and under automatically receive a discount of 20% on their registration fee.
Evergreen Trails is proud to serve GU Energy products on course.
We are Trail Sisters approved! That means that we have made a commitment to provide women the race day they deserve. Learn more about what that means.
Evergreen Trails is proud to have Tailwind as our official hydration sponsor.
Running Evolution is the training community for people who might not want to win the races, but have a darn good time out there.
Locally made Partner’s Crackers provide post race stacks to all runners.
Washington Trails Association
Evergreen Trail Runs wants to do all we can to support our local PNW community. That’s why all of the Evergreen races support the Washington Trails Association. Both Evergreen and the WTA support environmental stewardship and the protection of our public lands.
PDF Course Map
Below is a high quality downloadable race map. If you’d like to open an online interactive course map, scroll just a little further down.
Please note that distances and elevations noted below and on maps below are approximate and are derived from online mapping programs. Your recorded distance and elevation gain on race day may vary.
Elevation Profiles
5 Mile
Half
50K
5 Mile Course Map
Elevation gain:
5 Mile: 500′
Aid station locations:
5 Mile: 2.5 miles
Half & 50K Course Map
Kid’s Race Course Map
0.85 miles, 60′ of gain
Elevation gain:
Half: 4000′
50K: 8500′
Aid station locations:
Half: 4, 8, 13 miles
50K: 4, 8, 13, 17, 21, 26 miles
50K runners do two 13 mile loops and one 5 mile loop
Directions
All races will start and finish at the Issaquah Community Center. Parking will be available, but is limited! Please carpool! You should also be prepared to park in downtown Issaquah and walk to the Community Center. The address for the school is 301 Rainier Blvd S, Issaquah, WA 98027. From I-90 east, take exit 18 and merge onto E Sunset Way. After about half a mile, you will take a left on 2nd Ave SE and the Community Center will be on your right. Better directions can be obtained by typing Issaquah Community Center into your GPS.
Race Location
700 2nd Ave SE, Issaquah, WA 98027