Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 412 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 433 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 47.73298, -121.89460
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 252–432 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 47.73298, -121.89460

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 49% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto On Borrowed Time, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto On Borrowed Time, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 70°F52°
Precip49%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity79%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 49% rain7 PM: 46% rain8 PM: 36% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 70°53° 30%
Sun 73°50°
Mon 71°50°
Tue 74°51°
Wed 85°54°
Thu 73°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 8 min before dark.

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