Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,062 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 787 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.76316, -121.85421
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 252–788 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.76316, -121.85421

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading N.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
  9. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading N.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

47% gravel24% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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