Marckworth State Forest
King Lake & Lake Dorothy via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 1,717 ft · 5 hr 58 min
King Lake & Lake Dorothy via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Monroe Junction, WA. The route passes King Lake before reaching Lake Dorothy at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 1,717 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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King Lake & Lake Dorothy via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 1,717 ft · 5 hr 58 min
Elevation 428–1,438 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.81286, -121.92513
Weather Jul 18: Overcast, high 67°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:28 AM · sunset 9:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass King Lake.
- 2.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Dorothy.
- 350 ftReach King Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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