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
Directions
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Ledge alternative entry, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 4.1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Ledge alternative entry, heading E.
- 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 surface
62% dirt6% gravel32% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue
81°56°
Wed
88°62°
Thu
88°61°
Fri
80°53°
Sat
79°53°
Sun
80°53°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 5 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- 5.8 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- 6 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- 9.4 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- 10.1 mi · out & back · via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
More from this trailhead
- Christmas Lake & 100.1 2.5 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Rattlesnake Ledge Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft
- Rattlesnake Ledge–Rattlesnake Ledge Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,133 ft
- Rattlesnake Middle Ledge via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,365 ft
- Snoqualmie Valley Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 718 ft
- Rattlesnake Mountain Trail 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,973 ft
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