Rattlesnake Gutter

Rattlesnake Gutter is a scenic boulder filled chasm, 3/4 mile long and 1/8 mile wide, located in Leverett, Massachusetts. The origins of the gutter are uncertain, but theories include: A subglacial meltwater channel A tear at the site of an old geologic fault. A spillway for a temporary proglacial lake. An important ecological habitat, the property is under conservation stewarship. The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail passes near the gutter.RecreationThis chasm is along a short section of the Metacoment-Monadnock Trail just south of the Leverett COOP near Shutesbury Road.