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Marckworth State Forest

Highrocks Lookout & Cherry Valley Truck Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Highrocks Lookout & Cherry Valley Truck Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Highrocks Lookout at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,413 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 1,431 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80823, -121.83138
Nearest town Sultan, WA
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Highrocks Lookout & Cherry Valley Truck Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 380–1,430 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.80823, -121.83138

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miReach Highrocks Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 2.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/highrocks-lookout-out-back-19-km-8363

Trail surface

37% gravel63% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 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 5.8 mi in (~177 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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