Barracuda via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Barracuda via Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 620 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Barracuda via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 252–639 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.73795, -121.88084
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Barracuda, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Escorlator, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Barracuda, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Barracuda, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 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.
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