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Marckworth State Forest

Lake Hannan & Cherry Valley Truck Trail

14 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Lake Hannan & Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Lake Hannan at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 1,323 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 1,184 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80823, -121.83138
Nearest town Sultan, WA
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Lake Hannan & Cherry Valley Truck Trail

14 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Elevation 380–1,186 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftReach Lake Hannan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-hannan-out-back-23-km-1995

Trail surface

31% gravel69% 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°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~187 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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