Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy Loop via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy Loop via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 3.2-mile loop in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route passes Lake Dorothy and Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi492 – 623 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.77747, -121.85373
Nearest town Sultan, WA
Directions
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Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy Loop via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 491–623 ft
Loop · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.77747, -121.85373
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Dorothy.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
8% gravel92% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
81°56°
Wed
87°60°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
82°52°
Sat
78°52°
Sun
81°51°
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- Upper Cherry Creek Falls 3.4 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint 4 mi · ▲ 400 ft
- Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint 4.4 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Youngs River Truck Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 567 ft
- Elwell & Ozimandias Falls via Youngs River Truck Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,288 ft
- Cherry Valley Truck Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 882 ft
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