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Marckworth State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 787 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.76316, -121.85421
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
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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 Aug 3: Fog, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 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. 0.2 miContinue straight onto On Borrowed Time, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right onto On Borrowed Time, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cherry-creek-falls-trail-out-back-13-km-cda1

Trail surface

48% gravel31% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 72°F50°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity60%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 81°55°
Wed 88°60°
Thu 89°58°
Fri 82°52°
Sat 78°52°
Sun 81°51°

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