Marckworth Falls via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Marckworth Falls at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 867 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi381 – 817 ft10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80823, -121.83138
Nearest town Sultan, WA
Directions
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Marckworth Falls via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 867 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 380–817 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 left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Youngs River Truck Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Marckworth Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn 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% dirt2% gravel95% 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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