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Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

13 mi · ▲ 3,272 ft · 5 hr 58 min

Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Cedar Falls, WA. It climbs 3,272 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 3,222 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43767, -121.76523
Nearest town Cedar Falls, WA
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Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

13 mi · ▲ 3,272 ft · 5 hr 58 min

Elevation 920–3,221 ft

Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed

Trailhead: 47.43767, -121.76523

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Ledge alternative entry, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.7 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 2.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 4.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.7 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Ledge alternative entry, heading E.
  11. 0.4 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-upper-ledge-out-back-14-km-3cc8

Trail surface

62% dirt6% gravel32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

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