Rattlesnake Upper Ledge–Rattlesnake Lake, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Cedar Falls, WA. The route passes Rattlesnake Lake before reaching Rattlesnake Upper Ledge at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,421 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi919 – 2,356 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43470, -121.76870
Nearest town Cedar Falls, WA
Directions
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Rattlesnake Upper Ledge–Rattlesnake Lake, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,421 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 918–2,355 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: 47.43470, -121.76870
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Rattlesnake Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Rattlesnake Upper Ledge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
90% dirt10% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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