Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. It climbs 733 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,381 – 1,900 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.50674, -121.86500
Nearest town Upper Preston, WA
Directions
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Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,380–1,900 ft
Out & Back · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: 47.50674, -121.86500
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 65°F / low 51° · precip 41% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
88% dirt1% gravel11% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 65°F51°
Precip41%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity57%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun
70°49°
Mon
60°47°
Tue
71°49°
Wed
77°49°
Thu
62°50°
Fri
68°44°
28%
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