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Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Lake

9 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Cherry Lake is a 9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Junction, WA. The route reaches Cherry Lake at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 595 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,266 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.72174, -121.78913
Nearest town Junction, WA
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Cherry Lake

9 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 931–1,265 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.72174, -121.78913

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 1.6 miReach Cherry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 1.1 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-lake-cherry-lake-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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