Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,360 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 1,132 ft13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.77572, -121.89894
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 300–1,130 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.77572, -121.89894

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 2.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading S.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 2.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

52% dirt3% gravel45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 12 min before dark.

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