Cherry Creek Falls Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,419 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 951 ft10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73876, -121.84877
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 252–951 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.73876, -121.84877
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto On Borrowed Time, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading W.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto On Borrowed Time, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
52% dirt30% gravel18% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 72°F50°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity63%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
81°56°
Wed
88°61°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
82°52°
Sat
78°52°
Sun
81°51°
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