Cherry Creek Falls Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,502 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,502 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 951 ft10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73876, -121.84877
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,502 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 252–951 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.73876, -121.84877
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto On Borrowed Time, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto On Borrowed Time, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 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
55% dirt28% gravel17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 5.2 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
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