Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint & Cherry Creek Falls Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint & Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. The route reaches Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 549 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint & Cherry Creek Falls Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 284–449 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.74582, -121.90835
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 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.
- 1.2 miReach Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1 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.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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