Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Valley Truck Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,505 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 843 ft · steepest grade: 37%14.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Cherry Valley Truck Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 325–843 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.76498, -121.90123

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 69°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 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. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 2.1 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 2.2 miTurn right onto Outer Limits, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left onto Burnt Cedar, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 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

39% gravel34% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 69°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity65%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon 66°49°
Tue 63°49°
Wed 66°46°
Thu 57°47° 57%
Fri 58°47° 64%
Sat 60°48° 17%

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