Cherry Creek Falls Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,627 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Cherry Creek Falls Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,627 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 1,076 ft12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Swan Mill Road 47.72252, -121.85595
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,627 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 252–1,076 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: Swan Mill Road · 47.72252, -121.85595
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start on Swan Mill Road, heading NW.
- 3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 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.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 2.9 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
63% gravel16% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F56°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Wed
87°60°
Thu
89°58°
Fri
83°54°
Sat
81°54°
Sun
80°52°
Mon
82°52°
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