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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Rattlesnake Lake & Rattlesnake Ledge Old Viewpoint via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 804 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Rattlesnake Lake & Rattlesnake Ledge Old Viewpoint via Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near North Bend, WA. The route passes Rattlesnake Lake before reaching Rattlesnake Ledge Old Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 804 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 935 ft · steepest grade: 23%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.49428, -121.77937
Nearest town North Bend, WA
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Rattlesnake Lake & Rattlesnake Ledge Old Viewpoint via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 804 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 445–936 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: 47.49428, -121.77937

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: North Bend stop 420 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SE.
  4. 3.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 2.8 miPass Rattlesnake Lake.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Ledge Old Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftPass Rattlesnake Ledge Old Viewpoint.
  14. 200 ftReach Rattlesnake Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftBear left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading S.
  17. 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 3.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rattlesnake-lake-rattlesnake-ledge-old-viewpoint-out-back-1142

Trail surface

77% gravel1% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 84°56°
Wed 90°60°
Thu 90°62°
Fri 83°54°
Sat 80°54°
Sun 82°54°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: North Bend stop 420 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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