1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
3. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
4. 0.1 miBear right onto Lake Trail, heading N.
5. 450 ftSharp left onto Rattlesnake Trail, heading N.
6. 0.5 miBear right onto Copperhead Mountain Trail, heading N.
7. 0.2 miBear right onto Rattlesnake Trail, heading NW.
8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading NW.
9. 0.5 miBear right onto Rhododendron Ridge Trail, heading E.
10. 0.6 miBear right onto Adventure Trail, heading SE.
11. 0.1 miBear left onto Mount Mitchell Road, heading SE.
12. 300 ftReach Rattlesnake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 250 ftBear right onto Adventure Trail, heading S.
14. 0.1 miBear left onto Rhododendron Ridge Trail, heading N.
15. 0.6 miBear left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading W.
16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Trail, heading SW.
17. 250 ftBear left onto Copperhead Mountain Trail, heading SW.
18. 0.2 miBear left onto Rattlesnake Trail, heading S.
19. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
20. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading N.
21. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
22. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
23. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
24. 50 ftArrive 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-trail-rhododendron-ridge-trail-out-back