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Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 988 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 758 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80823, -121.83138
Nearest town Sultan, WA

Directions

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Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint via Cherry Valley Truck Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 4 hr

Elevation 322–759 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.80823, -121.83138

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 1.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 1 miBear right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 1.2 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

34% gravel29% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 81°56°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 81°52°
Sat 78°52°
Sun 81°51°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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