Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 4.8-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, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 319 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 380–514 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.80875, -121.83718
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1 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 SE.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Dorothy.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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