Marckworth Falls & Cherry Valley Truck Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Marckworth Falls & Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Woods Creek, WA. The route reaches Marckworth Falls at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 1,438 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi427 – 1,086 ft13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80235, -121.88746
Nearest town Woods Creek, WA
Directions
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Marckworth Falls & Cherry Valley Truck Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 428–1,086 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.80235, -121.88746
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Youngs River Truck Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Marckworth Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading S.
- 2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
35% gravel2% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 70°F48°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
78°56°
Wed
85°60°
Thu
88°55°
Fri
79°50°
Sat
76°50°
Sun
78°49°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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