Rattlesnake Connector & Rattlesnake Ridge
5 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Rattlesnake Connector & Rattlesnake Ridge is a 5-mile out-and-back near Walcksville, PA. It climbs 282 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,434 – 1,650 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90364, -75.68250
Nearest town Walcksville, PA
Directions
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Rattlesnake Connector & Rattlesnake Ridge
5 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,433–1,649 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.90364, -75.68250
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Deer Path Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Rattlesnake Connector, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Ridge, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Rattlesnake Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 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
91% dirt9% 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
More from this trailhead
- Rattlesnake Connector & Rattlesnake Ridge 3.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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