Cherry Creek Falls Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,963 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,963 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,963 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Elevation 252–1,076 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.71063, -121.84645
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Swan Mill Road, heading NW.
- 3.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 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 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto On Borrowed Time, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 3.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~132 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
- 5.8 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
More from this trailhead
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 14 mi · ▲ 1,880 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft
- Swan Mill Road 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 1,764 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 2,094 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 1,790 ft
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