Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
6 mi · ▲ 1,451 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Upper Preston, WA. It climbs 1,451 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,076 – 1,831 ft · steepest grade: 33%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.50463, -121.86933
Nearest town Upper Preston, WA
Directions
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Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
6 mi · ▲ 1,451 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,077–1,832 ft
Out & Back · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: 47.50463, -121.86933
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 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
66% dirt2% gravel32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
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