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Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Cedar Falls, WA. It climbs 2,973 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 3,222 ft · steepest grade: 18%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43767, -121.76523
Nearest town Cedar Falls, WA

Directions

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Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 2,973 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Elevation 920–3,221 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: 47.43767, -121.76523

Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 54% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Ledge alternative entry, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.7 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 3.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.7 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Ledge alternative entry, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 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

69% dirt7% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 67°F52°
Precip54%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity51%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 32% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 52% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 32% rain7 PM: 24% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun 71°50° 15%
Mon 61°49° 18%
Tue 73°52°
Wed 78°54°
Thu 64°52°
Fri 68°47° 30%

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