Cherry Creek Falls Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,124 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Cherry Creek Falls Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,124 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,124 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 252–788 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.76316, -121.85421
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 70°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto On Borrowed Time, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto On Borrowed Time, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 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 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 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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- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,092 ft
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