Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,415 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 1,132 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Elevation 300–1,130 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.77572, -121.89894

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 46% · wind 4 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. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
  16. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 2.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

54% dirt3% gravel43% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 67°F51°
Precip46%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 35% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 67°52° 29%
Sun 71°49°
Mon 69°48° 15%
Tue 73°49°
Wed 83°53°
Thu 72°54° 19%

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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