Windy Landing–Rattlesnake Lake, 3 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Cedar Falls, WA. The route passes Rattlesnake Lake before reaching Windy Landing at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 2,683 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%10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42717, -121.77362
Nearest town Cedar Falls, WA
Directions
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Windy Landing–Rattlesnake Lake, 3 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,683 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 918–3,503 ft
Out & Back · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: 47.42717, -121.77362
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 69°F / low 52° · precip 33% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Rattlesnake Lake.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Windy Landing Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Windy Landing, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
84% dirt5% gravel1% paved10% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 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
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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