Executive Decision (ED) via Rattlesnake Road Southeast
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,003 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Executive Decision (ED) via Rattlesnake Road Southeast is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Kerriston, WA. It climbs 2,003 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi899 – 2,120 ft · steepest grade: 36%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.45436, -121.84894
Nearest town Kerriston, WA
Directions
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Executive Decision (ED) via Rattlesnake Road Southeast
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,003 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 900–2,118 ft
Out & Back · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: 47.45436, -121.84894
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Reverence, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Physical Therapy (Middle), heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Raging Tiger, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Executive Decision (ED), heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Executive Decision (ED), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Raging Tiger, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Physical Therapy (Middle), heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Reverence, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading SE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
27% gravel15% dirt58% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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