Marckworth State Forest

Burnt Cedar & You're Going Down

3.9 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Burnt Cedar & You're Going Down is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 427 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 886 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.76511, -121.90478
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Burnt Cedar & You're Going Down

3.9 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 658–886 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.76511, -121.90478

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 46% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto You're Going Down, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 1.2 miReach You're Going Down, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 67°F51°
Precip46%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 45% rain8 PM: 38% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 67°52° 29%
Sun 71°50°
Mon 70°48°
Tue 73°49°
Wed 83°53°
Thu 72°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:16 PM.

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