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Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

4 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 295 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 430 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73978, -121.90281
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

4 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 252–430 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.73978, -121.90281

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 74°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.9 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-6-km-6def

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F49°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 82°55°
Wed 88°58°
Thu 90°58°
Fri 83°53°
Sat 79°53°
Sun 82°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:17 PM.

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