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Raging River State Forest

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rattlesnake-mountain-trail-out-back-6-km-d05d

Trail surface

88% dirt1% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

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