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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Youngs River Truck Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miReach Marckworth Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading W.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 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°

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