"Gorgeous hike with Abby! Hiked from West Rattlesnake. Ate sandwiches on the lake view, walked up to the summit and back over to East. Trail was great, moderate in the col. A little showers here and there but gorgeous day and hike." — dennis-van-amburgh • Jun 1, 2025

"Mother’s Day hike!!West Rattlesnake easy hike, minimal bugs at the start, trail in good condition. Beautiful and clear at summit. Hooked over to East where bugs were vicious so didn’t spend too long. Hike back up West was brutal, steep incline! Noticed a lot buggier as the morning went on! " — Sarmar021 • May 11, 2025

"I checked out two other trailheads that had about a foot of snow in the parking area before settling on the Mt. Morgan Trailhead (which also had about a foot of snow, but enough tire tracks to avoid getting stuck). I put on gaiters for the first time and set off from the trailhead just before 12:15pm, walking a few hundred feet down the road and turning onto the Undercut Trail. It was immediately evident that no one had been on this trail for at least a couple snowfalls as I trudged through snow up to my shins. Just as I thought I should’ve brought snowshoes, I passed a couple of snowshoers going in the opposite direction about a half-mile in, so I was spared from breaking in the entire Undercut Trail. After another half-mile the trail ended on Pinehurst Road and I quickly reached the main trailhead for the Rattlesnake Network, which is where I tried to park earlier. I started on the East Rattlesnake Trail and put on microspikes after the intersection with the Pasture and Col Trails. This trail was also evidently seldom-traveled, but again I was saved by a group coming downhill. The climb was relatively quick and the trail opened onto a ledge with sprawling views of Squam Lake. I p..." — JCalautti • Feb 1, 2025

"Continued on from W. Rattlesnake to this summit with stops along the way to "enjoy" the overcast views from the outcrops. After descending down another side on the East Rattlesnake Tr., I missed the trail back so I ended up road walking back about a mile and a half." — SteveM_StickMan • Jul 26, 2021

"I headed over to East Rattlesnake after starting at West via the Ridge Trail. The first half of the trail look to have been barebooted by someone while the snow was still soft, making for a lumpy rough start. I used snowshoes to get across, although most of the singe track was very firm. After the intersection with the Col Trail, the Ridge Trail was almost completely smooth and well packed, making for a switch to microspikes. The view from the outcrop below the summit was nice and made the longer hike worthwhile." — HikeLikeMike • Jan 8, 2017

"Arrived at 7:30 a.m. and was the first car in the lot. Trails were dry and empty. Beautiful views of Squam Lake from the summit of West Rattlesnake, and then headed down the ridge trail to summit East Rattlesnake. Descended the East Rattlesnake Trail to Pinehust road and returned to Parking. Lots of gnats at the lower elevations." — rjnick • Apr 30, 2016

"28APR2013: Hiked West & East Rattlesnakes and Five-Finger-Point on this gorgeous Sunday! It was one of those RARE Sundays when you have the WHOLE day off, and absolutely nowhere else to be. We made the 1.5hour jaunt to Holderness via motorcycle as the weather was so pleasant (My first ride of the season). Round trip this hike was roughly 7.5 miles in its entirety. It took us ~7 hours to complete-- not due to difficulty, though, more so the complete distraction that is the beauty of Holderness & Center Sandwich, NH! West Rattlesnake (1,260 ft) especially offers a VERY large reward for such little effort-- it can be reached in less than 1 mile of hiking, and offers breath taking views of Squam Lake (The location for the 1981 film On Golden Pond). We were tempted to cut the hike short and instead picnic/ bask upon the warm rock outcropping for the day *laughs* As much as that would have been fun, I am glad we didn't. Five Finger Point was a Gem-not-to-be-missed. Though, I may never choose to take the Pasture Trail again. It was an arduously steep trail that descended for quite a while w/o many switchbacks to rest your neck & feet (I actually got blisters from walking it). Five Finger ..." — CiccheMariti • Apr 28, 2013