Lake Fontal & Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Lake Fontal at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 1,350 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi381 – 1,184 ft14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80823, -121.83138
Nearest town Sultan, WA
Directions
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Lake Fontal & Cherry Valley Truck Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,350 ft · 5 hr 17 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Fontal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
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 (~185 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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