Rattlesnake Lake–Cedar River Municipal Watershed Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near Ragnar, WA. The route passes Rattlesnake Lake before reaching Cedar River Municipal Watershed Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 1,635 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 1,362 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Twin Falls Trail 47.45262, -121.70545
Nearest town Ragnar, WA
Directions
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Rattlesnake Lake–Cedar River Municipal Watershed Viewpoint, 3 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 1,635 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 613–1,361 ft
Out & Back · Olallie State Park
Trailhead: Twin Falls Trail · 47.45262, -121.70545
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Twin Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Rattlesnake Lake.
- 350 ftBear right onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Cedar River Municipal Watershed Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Rattlesnake Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Connector, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Twin Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% gravel30% dirt1% paved3% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 75°F49°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue
84°54°
Wed
89°60°
Thu
89°61°
Fri
82°53°
Sat
80°53°
Sun
81°53°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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