Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,360 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 1,132 ft13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.77572, -121.89894
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 300–1,130 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.77572, -121.89894

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 68°F / low 52° · precip 35% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 2.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading S.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 2.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

52% dirt3% gravel45% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 68°F52°
Precip35%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity65%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 23% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 71°49°
Mon 61°48°
Tue 71°50°
Wed 78°50°
Thu 64°54°
Fri 69°49° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 12 min before dark.

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