Rattlesnake Ridge Trailhead (West) Traditional Cache

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Shaddow: Can't place it where I want due to proximity issues and don't care for the areas that are open. This one isn't meant to be right now

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Hidden : 1/14/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Rattlesnake Ridge Trailhead (West)

Rattlesnake Ridge is a wonderful through hike with many truly fantastic views. This end of the trail gains elevation slower and much more consistently then the Rattlesnake Lake end making for an easier day. Best of all, along the way there are over 20 caches!

The trailhead area was recently updated with bathrooms and a new paved parking area. The parking area gate is open 7 am to 7 pm though when we arrived at 6:20 am the gate was already being unlocked. There’s plenty of parking outside the gate as well so early arrivers can park there adding only a few hundred feet of distance to the hike.

The trailhead at the other end can be found at Rattlesnake Ridge Trailhead (East) (GC22T21)

Rattlesnake Ridge Trail Map
pdf version: maps courtesy of switchbacks.com
trail map


The Cache
A medium lock-n-lock that will hold most trackables. It's located not far off the trail in a pretty obvious location. While it's reasonably hidden from most parking lot eyes, stealth is always helpful.

More Information

Hike Of The Week: Once rough route is kinder and gentler Seattle PI Article

Rattlesnake Ridge by Wikipedia
Rattlesnake Ridge (sometimes called Rattlesnake Ledge or Rattlesnake Mountain) is a mountain ridge located south of North Bend, Washington, United States. It rises from the intersection of State Route 18 and I-90 and runs southeast about seven air miles (11 km) or eleven trail miles (18 km). It is the highest and easternmost of the Issaquah Alps (although Cedar Butte in the gap between Rattlesnake Ledge and the Cascade front at Mount Washington is considered by Harvey Manning to be a quasi-Alp). A complicated maze of abandoned logging roads and constructed trails have been strung together to provide a 13-mile (21 km) foot path from the Snoqualmie Point Trailhead at Exit 27 on I-90 all the way to the Rattlesnake Lake trailhead near Exit 32.

Most of the mountain is owned by the state of Washington or King County, and is protected as Rattlesnake Mountain Scenic Area, managed jointly by Washington State Department of Natural Resources and King County Park and Recreation Department. The Southern section of the mountain, closed to public, is owned by Seattle Water Department, while large sections in the western part of the ridge are owned by Weyerhaeuser Corporation, which conducts substantial logging operations there.
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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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