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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 2.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Dorothy.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftPass Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Youngs River Truck Trail, heading SE.
- 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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