Windy Landing via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Cedar Falls, WA. The route reaches Windy Landing at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 2,690 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi919 – 3,504 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43510, -121.76658
Nearest town Cedar Falls, WA
Directions
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Windy Landing via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 2,690 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 920–3,503 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: 47.43510, -121.76658
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 52° · precip 33% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, 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 right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Windy Landing Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Windy Landing, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Ledge alternative entry, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 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
85% dirt7% gravel8% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 69°F52°
Precip33%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity56%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun
71°50°
Mon
61°49°
Tue
73°52°
Wed
78°54°
Thu
64°52°
Fri
68°47°
21%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Rattlesnake Ledge–Rattlesnake Ledge Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft
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