Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak–Canyon Creek DH Loop, 8 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 2,223 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak–Canyon Creek DH Loop, 8 sights is an 11.2-mile loop in Raging River State Forest near Kerriston, WA. The route reaches Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak. It climbs 2,223 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak–Canyon Creek DH Loop, 8 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 2,223 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,273–3,215 ft
Loop · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: 47.45436, -121.84894
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 69°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Canyon Creek DH, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Physical Therapy (Lower), heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Physical Therapy (Middle), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Raging Tiger, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Physical Therapy, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Raging Tiger, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Raging Ridge, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Rattlesnake Mountain - West Peak.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Return Policy, heading S.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Lower Return Policy, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Way Back! (South), heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
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- Rattlesnake Road Southeast 2.2 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Canyon Creek DH via Rattlesnake Road Southeast 3.6 mi · ▲ 525 ft
- Lower Return Policy & Way Back! (South) Loop 4.4 mi · ▲ 656 ft
- Rattlesnake Road Southeast 4.6 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Rattlesnake Road Southeast 4.7 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- PT (Upper) & Reverence via Rattlesnake Road Southeast 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft
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