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Rattlesnake Mountain–Rattlesnake Rock, 5 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Pinnacle Heights Housing, CT. The route passes Metacomet Pond, Rattlesnake Rock, Will Warren's Den and Green Wall before reaching Rattlesnake Mountain at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 869 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 758 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67245, -72.83047
Nearest town Pinnacle Heights Housing, CT

Directions

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Rattlesnake Mountain–Rattlesnake Rock, 5 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 869 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 298–758 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.67245, -72.83047

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftPass Metacomet Pond.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miPass Rattlesnake Rock.
  18. 50 ftPass Will Warren's Den.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miPass Green Wall.
  21. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miReach Rattlesnake Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  33. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  42. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  43. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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