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Raging River State Forest

Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. It climbs 1,289 ft, with sections as steep as 30% 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: 30%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.50537, -121.86642
Nearest town Upper Preston, WA
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Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 1,044–1,832 ft

Out & Back · Raging River State Forest

Trailhead: 47.50537, -121.86642

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading E.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 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-f16e

Trail surface

84% dirt2% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

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