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Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy Loop via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 7.6-mile loop in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route passes Lake Dorothy and Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint. It climbs 568 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 827 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Youngs River Truck Trail 47.80800, -121.82588
Nearest town Sultan, WA

Directions

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Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy Loop via Cherry Valley Truck Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 494–825 ft

Loop · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: Youngs River Truck Trail · 47.80800, -121.82588

Weather Jul 17: Overcast, high 69°F / low 57° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:27 AM · sunset 9:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 2.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miPass Lake Dorothy.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 200 ftPass Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint.
  9. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Youngs River Truck Trail, heading SE.
  18. 2.5 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

29% dirt3% gravel68% unspecified

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F57°
Precip4%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 5:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:01 PM
Sat 72°54°
Sun 77°54°
Mon 86°56°
Tue 89°62°
Wed 92°63°
Thu 91°63°

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