Lake Margaret via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Lake Margaret at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 1,650 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Margaret via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,650 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Elevation 325–858 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.80823, -121.83138
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 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.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Outer Limits, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Burnt Cedar, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Margaret, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Outer Limits, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~193 min). Leave by 3:38 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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