Cherry Creek Falls Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,237 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Cherry Creek Falls Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,237 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 787 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.76316, -121.85421
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,237 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 252–788 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.76316, -121.85421
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Escorlator, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
45% gravel22% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
81°57°
Wed
87°60°
Thu
89°58°
Fri
82°52°
Sat
78°52°
Sun
81°51°
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