Rattlesnake Mountain–Rattlesnake Rock, 4 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Rattlesnake Mountain–Rattlesnake Rock, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Corbin Heights Housing, CT. The route passes Rattlesnake Rock, Will Warren's Den and Green Wall before reaching Rattlesnake Mountain at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 475 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rattlesnake Mountain–Rattlesnake Rock, 4 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 335–758 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.70299, -72.81280
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 72% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Rattlesnake Rock.
- 50 ftPass Will Warren's Den.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Green Wall.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Rattlesnake Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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