Cherry Creek Falls Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 252–414 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto On Borrowed Time, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading W.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto On Borrowed Time, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:21 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 15.8 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
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