Rattlesnake Gutter Trail

Rattlesnake gutter is a scenic boulder filled chasm 3 4 mile long and 1 8 mile wide located in.

Rattlesnake gutter trail.

Use our gps maps elevation charts get directions or view pictures from the trail to plan your next hike or backpacking trip. The trail is known more for the chasm that runs through most of the main trail from the rattlesnake gutter rd entrance. While it s no destination crag rattlesnake is a great training ground for local climbers and is worth a visit if you re in the area. The trail is described as a boulder that runs 3 4 mile long and 1 8 mile wide.

Rattlesnake gutter is a lovely road in leverett ma that was closed to vehicular traffic over 10 years ago but is open for hiking and biking and trail rides as well as rock climbing. The origins of the gutter are uncertain but theories include. Rattlesnake gutter leverett massachusetts. Turn left onto the red blazed connector trail then connect to the blue blazed rattlesnake hill loop which leads to the top of the overlook.

Rattlesnake gutter is a scenic boulder filled chasm 3 4 mile long and 1 8 mile wide located in leverett massachusetts. Rattlesnake gutter trust since 1988 the rattlesnake gutter trust has worked to protect the natural and scenic area of leverett. The leverett trails committee is co sponsored by the leverett conservation commission and the rattlesnake gutter trust. Our goal is to develop a network of well maintained marked mapped and described trails through leverett.

The old road is an easy walk and there are some recently marked trails up the side of the. Backtrack to rattlesnake gutter road or make it a full loop by using whitney road and old cave hill road to return to the start. Description rattlesnake is a secluded sport crag near medford that provides a decent selection of single pitch climbs for climbers in the rogue valley. The rattlesnake gutter trail in leverett massachusetts is a lightly trafficked easy 1 7 mile out and back hike through the little known gorge of rattlesnake gutter.

Explore 1 7 miles over 1 trail in rattlesnake gutter conservation leverett massachusetts. A subglacial meltwater channel a tear at the site of an old geologic fault.