Poo Poo Point
High School Trail approach
The Route
Forest trails and old railroad grades lead from Issaquah to Poo Poo Point.
- Issaquah TrailheadEvans Street or 2nd Avenue SE
- High School TrailRoadbed and power-line junction
- Many Creeks ValleyOld railroad grade
- Gap CreekHigh bridge
- North LaunchViewpoint and windsock
High School Trail
Both the SE Evans Street and 2nd Avenue SE starts reach High School Trail. It climbs an old roadbed past the Adventure Trail branch and ends beneath a major power line, where Poo Poo Point and Section Line trails continue.
Many Creeks Valley
Poo Poo Point Trail follows a logging-era railroad grade through mixed forest. It crosses several small streams, then Gap Creek on a high bridge before a steeper conifer-forest climb.
North Launch Viewpoint
WTA describes a newer connector, half a mile beyond Gap Creek, reaching the old grade toward North Launch without the former extra 200-foot climb. The endpoint has a windsock, picnic tables and views across Issaquah and Lake Sammamish.
Terrain Along the Route
The route crosses small creeks and wooded old grades before reaching the open paragliding viewpoint.
Approximate guide figures for the named route and endpoint, not a current measured track. Reference Set: 2026-10-23.
Weather
Current forecasts open at the providers below. NWS forecasts describe a terrain grid cell, not an exact summit.
Access
High School Trail, Issaquah · Tiger Mountain, WA
Evans Street Start
From I-90 exit 17, follow Front Street south, then Sunset Way, 2nd Avenue SE and SE Evans Street. The northern trailhead is at the street's dead end beyond the Sportsmen's Club. WTA lists a small parking area and no facilities.
2nd Avenue Start
The southern start is just off Front Street on 2nd Avenue SE. A few street spaces and a small gravel area serve the unsigned connector to High School Trail. Neither of these starts is the Chirico/glider-field lot.
Parking & Endpoint Facilities
WTA lists no parking pass for these starts; city parking limits still apply. The trailheads have no toilets. At Poo Poo Point there are two picnic tables and a public toilet, but no regular water source.
Source information checked 2026-10-23. Road snapshots are dated separately.
Reports
High School Trail Reports
Use WTA's Poo Poo Point page for this longer forest approach. Its separate Chirico Trail page describes a different start and length; a report at the shared launch viewpoint alone does not identify the approach.
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