Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Valley Truck Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,425 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Cherry Valley Truck Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,425 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 843 ft · steepest grade: 33%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.76498, -121.90123
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Cherry Valley Truck Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,425 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 325–843 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.76498, -121.90123

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 72°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Outer Limits, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 2.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 1 miBear right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftReach Cherry Valley Truck Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 1 miSharp left, heading W.
  16. 2.2 miTurn right onto Outer Limits, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Burnt Cedar, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 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 surface

46% gravel40% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 72°F48°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 80°54°
Wed 87°58°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 81°51°
Sat 78°51°
Sun 80°50°

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