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Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Lake & Youngs River Truck Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Cherry Lake & Youngs River Truck Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Cherry Lake at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 862 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 1,266 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Youngs River Truck Trail 47.80800, -121.82588
Nearest town Sultan, WA
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Cherry Lake & Youngs River Truck Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 545–1,265 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: Youngs River Truck Trail · 47.80800, -121.82588

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Youngs River Truck Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 4 miReach Cherry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 2.5 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-21-km-f31d

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 81°56°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 81°52°
Sat 78°52°
Sun 81°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~181 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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