Marckworth State Forest

Rocky Road via Cherry Creek Falls Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Rocky Road via Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 729 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 728 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73795, -121.88084
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Rocky Road via Cherry Creek Falls Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 252–727 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.73795, -121.88084

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rocky Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miReach Rocky Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.

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