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Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,303 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 951 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73876, -121.84877
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft · 3 hr 49 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 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-15-km-5205

Trail surface

42% dirt31% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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