Cherry Creek Falls–Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Cherry Creek Falls–Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. The route passes Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint before reaching Cherry Creek Falls at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 519 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cherry Creek Falls–Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 284–449 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.74582, -121.90835
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 74°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Cherry Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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