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Rattlesnake Connector & Rattlesnake Ridge

3.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Rattlesnake Connector & Rattlesnake Ridge is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Walcksville, PA. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,434 – 1,644 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90364, -75.68250
Nearest town Walcksville, PA
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Rattlesnake Connector & Rattlesnake Ridge

3.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,433–1,644 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.90364, -75.68250

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Deer Path Connector, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rattlesnake Connector, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Ridge, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miReach Rattlesnake Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Rattlesnake Connector, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Deer Path Connector, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rattlesnake-connector-rattlesnake-ridge-out-back-5-km-1004

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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