Barracuda–Burnt Cedar, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 792 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Barracuda–Burnt Cedar, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 792 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Barracuda–Burnt Cedar, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 792 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 284–886 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.74582, -121.90835
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 70°F / low 51° · precip 47% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 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.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Barracuda, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Escorlator, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Cherry Creek Falls Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Barracuda, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 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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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
- 5.8 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
- 8.5 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
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