Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Valley Truck Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,299 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 1,145 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.71013, -121.83474
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Cherry Valley Truck Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Elevation 538–1,145 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.71013, -121.83474

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Swan Loop Road, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 2.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftReach Cherry Valley Truck Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  18. 2.5 miSharp left onto Swan Loop Road, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

35% gravel65% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 72°F49°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 80°55°
Wed 87°60°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 82°52°
Sat 78°52°
Sun 81°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~168 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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