Start up the Bus Trial, and after just 0.25 mile veer left onto the West Tiger 3 Trail. Stay to the right just after that trail for (the second left leads to the seemingly endless Tiger Mountain Trail, or TMT). Sticking to West Tiger 3 Trail can be problematic if trail signs are missing or hard to find, since multiple trails slant away left and right over the next 3 miles. Stick to the primary path as it ascends a long series of steep switchbacks.
