Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 576 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 535 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 252–536 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.73795, -121.88084

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 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. 0.2 miContinue straight onto On Borrowed Time, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading W.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading N.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right onto On Borrowed Time, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:40 PM

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 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:15 PM.

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