AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Raging River State Forest

Way Back! (South) via Rattlesnake Road Southeast

4.7 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Way Back! (South) via Rattlesnake Road Southeast is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Kerriston, WA. It climbs 657 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,339 – 1,706 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Canyon Creek DH 47.47617, -121.85271
Nearest town Kerriston, WA
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Way Back! (South) via Rattlesnake Road Southeast

4.7 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 1,337–1,705 ft

Out & Back · Raging River State Forest

Trailhead: Canyon Creek DH · 47.47617, -121.85271

Weather Aug 5: Clear, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

  1. Start on Canyon Creek DH, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading S.
  4. 1.5 miBear left onto Way Back! (South), heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miReach Way Back! (South), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftBear left onto Canyon Creek DH, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/way-back-south-out-back

Trail surface

37% gravel20% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F58°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity79%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Thu 87°61°
Fri 85°54°
Sat 80°54°
Sun 78°50°
Mon 80°51°
Tue 81°52°

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