Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. It climbs 1,164 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,077–1,832 ft
Out & Back · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: 47.50674, -121.86500
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 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.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:19 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 10.1 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
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