Best hikes in Marckworth State Forest
Ambleway maps 29 hikes in Marckworth State Forest, from a 2.0-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Cherry Lake. The biggest climb is Seattle City Light Viewpoint & Cherry Creek Falls Trail, gaining 2,089 ft, and the network tops out at 1,642 ft.
- Escorlator 2 mi · ▲ 374 ft
- Cyclops–Sick n Twisted, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 521 ft
- Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy Loop via Cherry Valley Truck Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Barracuda & Burnt Cedar 3.4 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Ozimandias Falls via Youngs River Truck Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Lake Margaret–Barracuda, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 698 ft
- Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint Loop via Youngs River Truck Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint Loop via Youngs River Truck Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint & Cherry Creek Falls Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 549 ft
- Creekside Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 208 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls–Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 519 ft
- Sadie Falls via Swan Loop Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Youngs River Truck Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 534 ft
- Upper Cherry Creek Falls & Youngs River Truck Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Elwell & Ozimandias Falls via Youngs River Truck Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,281 ft
- Lake Dorothy & Youngs River Truck Trail Loop via Cherry Valley Truck Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Platts Lookout & Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint 7 mi · ▲ 882 ft
- Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Youngs River Truck Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 677 ft
- Cherry Lake 9 mi · ▲ 595 ft
- Highrocks Lookout & Cherry Creek Falls Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,530 ft
- Swan Mill Road 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft
- Swan Loop Road 13 mi · ▲ 1,116 ft
- Lake Hannan & Cherry Valley Truck Trail 13 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft
- Lake Fontal & Cherry Creek Falls Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,513 ft
- Cherry Valley Truck Trail 14.5 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft
- Seattle City Light Viewpoint & Cherry Creek Falls Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,089 ft
- Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Cherry Creek Falls Trail via Cherry Valley Truck Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 1,459 ft
- Swans Mill Pond–Swan Loop Road, 3 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 1,600 ft
- Marckworth Falls & Lake Margaret via Cherry Valley Truck Trail 16 mi · ▲ 1,916 ft