Raging River State Forest

Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,470 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Harman Heights, WA. It climbs 2,470 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 3,110 ft · steepest grade: 31%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.46560, -121.81490
Nearest town Harman Heights, WA

Directions

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Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,470 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 900–3,110 ft

Out & Back · Raging River State Forest

Trailhead: 47.46560, -121.81490

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading N.
  3. 3.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Coal Train, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading E.
  29. 3.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

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