Rattlesnake Middle Ledge–Raging Ridge, 3 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Snoqualmie, WA. The route reaches Rattlesnake Middle Ledge at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 4,227 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,066 – 3,504 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.50998, -121.84088
Nearest town Snoqualmie, WA
Directions
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Rattlesnake Middle Ledge–Raging Ridge, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 4,227 ft · 7 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,067–3,503 ft
Out & Back · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: 47.50998, -121.84088
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Raging Ridge, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 3.5 miBear right onto Windy Landing Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Rattlesnake Middle Ledge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Windy Landing Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 3.5 miTurn right onto Raging Ridge, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 250 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F49°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue
81°54°
Wed
88°58°
Thu
88°57°
Fri
81°51°
Sat
79°51°
Sun
80°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Flow State (Upper)–Poppin Tops Lower Loop, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,039 ft
- Rattlesnake Mountain Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft
- PT (Upper) & Raging Ridge 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,537 ft
- Ferdinand the Bull (Lower)–Ferdinand the Bull (Upper), 6 sights 8 mi · ▲ 2,217 ft
- Rattlesnake Mountain - Middle Peak & Rattlesnake Mountain Trail 10 mi · ▲ 2,617 ft
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