Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route passes Lake Dorothy before reaching Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 323 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi381 – 525 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80823, -121.83138
Nearest town Sultan, WA
Directions
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Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
5 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 380–525 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.80823, -121.83138
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lake Dorothy.
- 400 ftReach Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
3% gravel97% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
81°56°
Wed
87°61°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
81°52°
Sat
78°52°
Sun
81°51°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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