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Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 732 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 728 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73795, -121.88084
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 252–727 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.73795, -121.88084

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 51° · precip 38% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:42 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. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 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-9-km-3c32

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 70°F51°
Precip38%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 24% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 29% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun 72°49°
Mon 62°49°
Tue 72°51°
Wed 79°51°
Thu 65°55°
Fri 70°50° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:42 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.

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