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Raging River State Forest

Canyon Creek DH via Rattlesnake Road Southeast

3.6 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Canyon Creek DH via Rattlesnake Road Southeast is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Kerriston, WA. It climbs 525 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,296 – 1,706 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.45436, -121.84894
Nearest town Kerriston, WA
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Canyon Creek DH via Rattlesnake Road Southeast

3.6 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 1,297–1,705 ft

Out & Back · Raging River State Forest

Trailhead: 47.45436, -121.84894

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 69°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftBear left onto Canyon Creek DH, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek DH, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Canyon Creek DH, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading W.
  10. 50 ftReach Canyon Creek DH, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftSharp left onto Canyon Creek DH, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Canyon Creek DH, heading E.
  14. 500 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Canyon Creek DH, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftTurn left onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading S.
  18. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/canyon-creek-dh-out-back-3300

Trail surface

22% dirt14% gravel64% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 69°F46°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 78°54°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 87°56°
Fri 81°51°
Sat 78°51°
Sun 77°49°

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