Creekside Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Creekside Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It is mostly level, with 208 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Creekside Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 252–410 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.73978, -121.90281
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Creekside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Creekside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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