Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 727 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 689 ft5.7 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 · ▲ 727 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 252–690 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.73795, -121.88084

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 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. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading N.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Escorlator, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading S.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.

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