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Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,659 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,659 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 1,076 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Swan Mill Road 47.72252, -121.85595
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,659 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 252–1,076 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: Swan Mill Road · 47.72252, -121.85595

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start on Swan Mill Road, heading NW.
  2. 3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 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 miSharp right, heading E.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cherry-creek-falls-trail-out-back-19-km-a2bf

Trail surface

64% gravel21% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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