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Raging River State Forest

Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. It climbs 1,276 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,043 – 1,831 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.50674, -121.86500
Nearest town Upper Preston, WA
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Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,044–1,832 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. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading N.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rattlesnake-mountain-trail-out-back-8-km-5d07

Trail surface

85% dirt2% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

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